Joseph A. Bresnan
Home Town: Alabama
U.S. Coast Guard Book of Valor and Supplements
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Joseph A. Bresnan, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, for gallantry in action as a Deputy Assault Group Commander during the assault on France 6 June 1944. He took station close to the beach under heavy assault enemy fire and remained under heavy fire making spot decisions reorganizing grouping and dispatching craft to the beach thereby contributing greatly to the success of the operation.
