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NH 104055-KN Chief Turret Captain Abraham DeSomer, USN

Photo #: NH 104055-KN Chief Turret Captain Abraham DeSomer, USN
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Title: Chief Turret Captain Abraham DeSomer, USN
Description: Memorandum of 13 June 1914, signed by Secretary of the Navy Josepheus Daniels, awarding DeSomer the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism during the intervention at Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21-22 April 1914. Chief Turret Captain DeSomer was then serving in USS Utah (Battleship # 31). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Abraham DeSomer, USN. Courtesy of Lieutenant Colonel Russell DeSomer, U.S. Air Force (Retired), 1975. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 104055-KN
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