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80-G-47284: Seaman Second Class Effus S. Allen, USNR, 1944

80-G-47284: Seaman Second Class Effus S. Allen, USNR, 1944. Rear Admiral Carleton H. Wright presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Seaman Second Class Effus S. Allen, 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.
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Caption: 80-G-47284: Seaman Second Class Effus S. Allen, USNR, 1944. Rear Admiral Carleton H. Wright presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Seaman Second Class Effus S. Allen, 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.
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