Other Memories SECOND AWARD COAST GUARD ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL 9 October 1973
CITATION:
Petty Officer WILSON is cited for outstanding achievement and superior performance of duty while assigned to the Coast Guard Loran Transmitting Station, Lampedusa, Italy, from June 1972 to July 1973. During the period July to August 1972, as a member of the Air Transportable Loran System (ATLS) Installation Detail, Petty Office WILSON demonstrated exceptional professional knowledge, determination and skill in the transporting and installation of the ATLS vans and generator sets under extremely adverse conditions. Through his dedicated efforts as an instructor, leader and worker, he contributed significanly to the successful completion of the installations within the stringent time schedule reuired to meet the operational date. Subsequent to the commissioning of the unit, Petty Officer WILSON continued his outstanding efforts in the day-to-day operation of the station engineering department and in providing assistance to the Army Project Engineer responsible for construction of the permanent station. Petty Officer WILSON's diligence, initiative and aggressiveness in this assignment are most heartily commended and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard.
