Skip to main content
Please check our Hours of Operation page before planning your visit. Click on red bar for more information.
[X]

80-G-291220: Steward's Mate Third Class Fred Magee, Jr., October 1944

80-G-291220: Steward's Mate Third Class Fred Magee, Jr., October 1944. Capt. H. W. Taylor making award presentations aboard USS. Cowpens (CVL-25). Fred Magee, Jr., St3/c USN, receiving commendation of the Secretary of the Navy." The commendation was for attempting to rescue, at a risk to his own life, a shipmate from drowning, October 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 71KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 200KB)
Caption: 80-G-291220: Steward's Mate Third Class Fred Magee, Jr., October 1944. Capt. H. W. Taylor making award presentations aboard USS. Cowpens (CVL-25). Fred Magee, Jr., St3/c USN, receiving commendation of the Secretary of the Navy." The commendation was for attempting to rescue, at a risk to his own life, a shipmate from drowning, October 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Related Content
Topic
  • Awards and Medals
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
  • World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
  • National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name