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NH 41627-A Machinist Charles Church Roberts, USN

Photo #: NH 41627-A Machinist Charles Church Roberts, USN
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Title: Machinist Charles Church Roberts, USN
Description: On board USS Santee, circa late 1917 or early 1918. He is wearing civilian clothing and a British cap as part of Santee's disguise as an anti-submarine decoy ship. Cropped from Photo # NH 41627. Charles Church Roberts had been awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the line of his profession during a fire on board USS North Dakota (Battleship # 29) on 8 September 1910. He was a Machinist's Mate First Class at that time. Courtesy Captain David C. Hanrahan, USN, November 1929. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 41627-A
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