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NH 103778 Chief Gunner's Mate Thomas Eadie

Photo #: NH 103778 Chief Gunner's Mate Thomas Eadie
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Title: Chief Gunner's Mate Thomas Eadie
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Description: Standing (right center) while President Calvin Coolidge presents the Medal of Honor in ceremonies at the White House, January 1928. He received the medal for heroism in rescuing another man during diving operations on USS S-4 (SS-109) on 18 December 1927. Among his other medals are the Navy Cross and the World War I Victory Medal. Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur is in the left center. The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Charles F. Hughes, is behind Chief Eadie, with only his shoulders and cap visible. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 103778
Circa this Year: 1928
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