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Home Town Roxbury, MA
Date of Passing Oct 27, 2001
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Navy Presidential Unit Citation - 1942
Name of Award Navy Presidential Unit Citation
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Year Awarded 1942
Last Updated: May 9, 2010
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Details Behind Award
The citation awarded to the United States Ship Dallas, reads as follows:
"For outstanding participation in the capture of Port Lyautey Airfield, French Morocco, November 10, 1942. With U.S. Army Raider detachment embarked, The Dallas, crossing a treacherous bar against heavy surf in order to reach the mouth of the Sebou River, broke through a steel cable boom obstructing the channel, forced her course ten miles upstream under hostile fire, and successfully landed troops without material damage or loss of life. Her distinctive fulfillment of a difficult and hazardous mission contributed materially to the victorious achievement of the Northern Attack Group."
