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NH 58523 Nimitz Presenting Navy Commendation Medal

Nimitz Presenting Navy Commendation Medal
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Title: Nimitz Presenting Navy Commendation Medal
Caption: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, center, congratulates Lieutenant Commander Glenn Decker left, after presenting him with the Navy Commendation Medal at Military Sea Transition Service headquarters in San Francisco on 19 April 1963. Decker, a signalman second class during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941, received the award due to his action of remaining in an exposed signal tower to maintain a constant flow of communications between military commanders and fleet units. Looking on is Lieutenant Junior Grade B.R. Bockmann, aide to COM-12.
Description: Courtesy of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
Catalog #: NH 58523
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Fri, Apr 19, 1963
After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo
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