80-G-47280: Seaman First Class William E. Anderson, USNR, 1944
![80-G-47280: Seaman First Class William E. Anderson, USNR, 1944. Rear Admiral Carleton H. Wright presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Seaman First Class William E. Anderson, USNR. Received the medal for risking his life to bring flames under control during the Port Chicago Magazine, California, explosion and fire. Photograph filed December 9, 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. 80-G-47280: Seaman First Class William E. Anderson, USNR, 1944. Rear Admiral Carleton H. Wright presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Seaman First Class William E. Anderson, USNR. Received the medal for risking his life to bring flames under control during the Port Chicago Magazine, California, explosion and fire. Photograph filed December 9, 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/diversity/african-americans/world-war-2/awards-and-heroes/awards-heroes/80-g-47280/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1592309134088.jpg)
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- Awards and Medals
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- Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
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- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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