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NH 94553 Private First Class Harold C. Agerholm, USMCR

Photo #: NH 94553 Private First Class Harold C. Agerholm, USMCR
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Title: Private First Class Harold C. Agerholm, USMCR
Description: Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official publication Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy, page 149. Harold C. Agerholm was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on 7 July 1944, during the Battle of Saipan, when he courageously and single-handedly loaded and evacuated about 45 casualties while under heavy enemy fire. He was subsequently mortally wounded during an attempt to assist more wounded Marines. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 94553
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