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80-G-42771: Boatswain’s Mate First Class Roy B. Dowling, USN, Navy Cross

80-G-42771: Boatswain’s Mate First Class Roy B. Dowling, USN, Navy Cross. Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia, Roy B. Dowling, now a Chief Boatswain’s Mate, USNR, is decorated with the Navy Cross for his actions in the assault on and occupation of French Morocco. The decoration is pinned on him by Vice Admiral Alexander Sharp, USN, Commander, Service Force, U.S. Atlantic Force. Released August 21, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/08/01).
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Caption: Boatswain’s Mate First Class Roy B. Dowling, USN, Navy Cross. Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia, Roy B. Dowling, now a Chief Boatswain’s Mate, USNR, is decorated with the Navy Cross for his actions in the assault on and occupation of French Morocco. The decoration is pinned on him by Vice Admiral Alexander Sharp, USN, Commander, Service Force, U.S. Atlantic Force. Released August 21, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/08/01).
Accession #: 80-G-42771
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