Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 106475 Captain Louis H. Wilson, Jr., USMC

Photo #: NH 106475 Captain Louis H. Wilson, Jr., USMC
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 81KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 106KB)
Title: Captain Louis H. Wilson, Jr., USMC
Description: Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official publication Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy, page 282. Louis H. Wilson, Jr. was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as Commanding Officer of a Rifle Company attached to Second Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division in action against the Japanese at Fonte Hill, Guam, 25-26 July 1944. 1n 1975, Wilson became the Twenty-Sixth Commandant of the Marine Corps. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 106475
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name