Rear Admiral Wilhelm L. Friedell was a Commander, U.S. Navy, US Naval Submarine Forces (Europe) when he received the Navy Cross. Date of Action: World War I.
Citation:
The Navy Cross is awarded to Commander Wilhelm L. Friedell, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in command of the U. S. Naval Submarine Forces in European Waters.
Pictured here is Lieutenant Commander Willis M. Thomas, USN, Commanding Officer of USS Pompano (SS-181) receiving the Navy Cross from Rear Admiral Wilhelm L. Friedell, in ceremonies at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 7 December 1941.
