Kenneth M. Tebo

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Kenneth M. Tebo, Lieutenant (j.g.), U.S. Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action and meritorious devotion to duty while serving as Officer-of-the-Deck on a United States destroyer during a successful offensive engagement with an enemy vessel. Lieutenant Tebo’s accurate conning of the ship undoubtedly prevented loss or damage to his ship and its personnel and aided materially in the complete destruction of the enemy vessel.

Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 309 (December 1942)