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NH 100171 James Claude Legg, Lieutenant USN

James Claude Legg, Lieutenant USN
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Title: James Claude Legg, Lieutenant USN
Caption: ID photo taken circa 2 May 1942. Lieutenant Legg commanded USS VIREO (AT-144) during the Battle of Midway, earning a Navy Cross for his performance of duty in towing the damaged USS YORKTOWN (CV-5).
Description: From service record book in NMPRC, St. Louis, MO., 1984.
Catalog #: NH 100171
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Sat, May 02, 1942
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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