General Clark decorates pilot of vessel that carried him to Anzio. A detail of U.S.

General Clark decorates pilot of vessel that carried him to Anzio. A detail of U.S. soldiers stands at attention in a street in liberated Naples while U.S. Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, commander of the Allied Fifth Army, pins a Silver Star medal on Lieutenant (junior grade) George E. Patterson of the U.S. Navy (in wheel chair) for gallantry in action during the Allied landing operations at Anzio. In command of an American PT (patrol torpedo) boat carrying Gen. Clark, Lieut. Patterson piloted the vessel through German fire to safety, assistend by U.S. Navy Ensign Paul Benson who is shown at the extreme right awaiting his turn to receive a Silver Star. Both naval officers were wounded in the action.