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NH 44326 Lieutenant Commander Arthur Murray Preston, USNR

Lieutenant Commander Arthur Murray Preston, USNR
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Title: Lieutenant Commander Arthur Murray Preston, USNR
Caption: Receives the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman. He was awarded the medal for a heroic rescue off Halmahera Island while in command of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 33 during the Morotai operation, 16 September 1944.
Description: Published in At Close Quarters, page 370
Catalog #: NH 44326
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW photograph
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