Photo #: NH 103897
Lieutenant Commander Paul F. Foster, USN.
Letter of 3 March 1925, presenting the Navy Cross to LCdr. Foster
for his "extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession"
during the 20 October 1924 turret disaster on USS Trenton
(CL-11).
The letter is signed by Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur.
Collection of Vice Admiral Paul F. Foster, USNR, donated by his
estate in 1976.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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