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NH 62656 Admiral Nimitz Awards the Navy Cross to SC2c Doris Miller

Admiral Nimitz Awards the Navy Cross to SC2c Doris Miller
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Title: Admiral Nimitz Awards the Navy Cross to SC2c Doris Miller
Caption: For heroism on USS WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48). He was later killed. This ceremony and other awards and commendation letters were given by the admiral on board USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, May, 1942.
Description: Courtesy of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
Catalog #: NH 62656
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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