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NH 57333 Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (left)

Photo #: NH 57333 Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (left)
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Description: Reading Letter of Commendation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to several members of the USS Squalus (SS-192) salvage unit, in his Navy Department offices, 16 September 1939. The others present are (from left to right): Commander Charles B. Momsen, USN; Chief Metalsmith J.H. McDonald, USN; Chief Torpedoman W.H. Squire, USN; Ship Fitter First Class H.H. Frye, USN; Torpedoman First Class J.W. Thompson, USN; Lieutenant Karl R. Wheland, USN; Commander Henry Hartly, USN, and Commander Allan R. McCann, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 57333
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