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USN 1161814 Ensign Deborah Ann Burnette, USN

Ensign Deborah Ann Burnette, USN
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Title: Ensign Deborah Ann Burnette, USN
Caption: Receives the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism from Secretary of the Navy J. William Middendorf, II. Ensign Burnette is the first Navy woman to receive the medal, which was given for having rescued a child from the path of an automobile.
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Catalog #: USN 1161814
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Wed, Mar 26, 1975
After this Year: 1970
Before this Year: 1979
Original Medium: BW Photo
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