In personal command of the FIRST Marine Raider Battalion during the initial operation, Colonel Edson advanced the attack of his Battalion and its supporting units with such skill, courage and aggressiveness that he was an inspiration to the entire Combat Group and was directly responsible for the capture of Tulagi Island.
Mens han personligt ledede den første marine raiderbataljon under den indledende operation fremskyndede oberst Edson sin bataljons og dens støtte enheders angreb med en sådan færdighed, mod og aggressivitet, at han var en inspiration for hele kampgruppen og direkte var ansvarlig for erobringen af Tulagi.