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NH 105631 Commander Richard N. Antrim, USN

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Title: Commander Richard N. Antrim, USN
Description: Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official publication Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy, page 151. Richard N. Antrim was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while a Prisoner of War at Makassar, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies when he saved a fellow Naval officer from being beaten to death by Japanese guards in April 1942. When the officer was at the point of unconsciousness, then-Lieutenant Antrim stepped forward to take the remainder of the officer's punishment, stunning the Japanese guards and inspiring the Allied prisoners. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 105631
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