Issued: 5-Jan-1946, Canada Gazette
"For devotion to duty, coolness and courage in enemy action. This Petty Officer has at all times been a great asset to his Officers and his ship. It is, in great measure, due to his fine qualities in the handling of men, that HMCS Outremont has a happy ship's company. He has on several occasions demonstrated his coolness and courage in encounters with the enemy."