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NH 106427 Lieutenant Arthur M. Preston, USNR

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Title: Lieutenant Arthur M. Preston, USNR
Description: Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official publication Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy, page 246. Arthur M. Preston was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commander of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Thirty-Three while rescuing Ensign Harold A. Thompson, a Navy Pilot from the escort carrier USS Santee, who was shot down in Wasile Bay, near Halmahera Island on 16 September 1944. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 106427
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