 On 17 July 1951 , it was announced that Becher had been appointed as an honorary aide @-@ de @-@ camp to the Governor @-@ General of Australia for a period of three years . Following Warramunga 's departure from Korean waters on 1 August , Rear Admiral Alan Scott @-@ Moncrieff , Commander West Coast Blockade Force , commented : " She has been a tower of strength and done an incredible amount of steaming with no troubles at all . I cannot speak too highly of Captain O. H. Becher and his men ... " Together with Bataan , Warramunga had borne the brunt of Australia 's naval contribution to the Korean War . Noting his " courage , skill and determination " , a recommendation for Becher to be awarded the Distinguished Service Order was approved by the Australian Government on 17 August 1951 , and announced in the London Gazette the following month . For his " meritorious service ... as C.O. of HMAS Warramunga " , Becher was also decorated by the United States with the Legion of Merit . 
