Caption on reverse: "U.S. leader in Gilbert Islands victory. Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner of the U.S. Navy was in charge of amphibious operations which led to the capture of the South Pacific Gilbert Islands from the Japanese."

Caption on reverse: "Commands Marshalls landing fleet. Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, commander of the U.S. Navy Amphibious Force in the Central Pacific, in in charge of American amphibious operations against the Japanese in the Marshall Islands. He also commanded amphibious operations in the South Pacific Gilbert Islands, which were wrested from the enemy."