Photo #: NH 78350
USS Bainbridge (DD-246)
Ship's Company is commended by Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long, Commander,
U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, for their actions in rescuing 482
survivors from the burning French transport Vinh-Long
in the Sea of Marmora on 16 December 1922. This photograph was
taken sometime after that date.
Among the officers standing near the starboard deck edge are
(from left to right): Rear Admiral Long;
Lieutenant Commander Walter Atlee Edwards, ship's Commanding
Officer (directly behind RAdm. Long); and
Captain Charles M. Tozer, Commander Destroyer Squadron 14 (holding
his ear).
Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 78351
USS Bainbridge (DD-246)
Senior officers present during ceremonies commending the Ship's
Company for their actions in rescuing 482 survivors from the
burning French transport Vinh-Long. The rescue took place
in the Sea of Marmora, Turkey, on 16 December 1922. This photograph
was taken sometime after that date.
Those present are (from left to right):
Captain Charles M. Tozer, Commander Destroyer Squadron 14;
Rear Admiral Andrew Theodore Long, Commander U.S. Naval Forces
in Europe; and
Lieutenant Commander Walter Atlee Edwards, ship's Commanding
Officer.
Photographed on Bainbridge's foredeck.
Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 52667
Lieutenant Commander Walter Atlee Edwards, USN
Receives the Medal of Honor from President Calvin Coolidge, in
ceremonies on the White House lawn, Washington, D.C., on 2 February
1924.
Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long is standing just to the right of
President Coolidge. The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Edward
W. Eberle (with beard) is just beyond LCdr. Edwards. Lieutenant
T. DeWitt Carr is behind the President, at left.
LCdr. Edwards was awarded the medal for heroism in rescuing the
survivors of the French transport Vinh-Long when she burned
in the Sea of Marmora, Turkey, on 16 December 1922. He was then
commanding USS Bainbridge (DD-246).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 52666
Lieutenant Commander Walter Atlee Edwards, USN
Receives the Medal of Honor from President Calvin Coolidge, in
ceremonies on the White House lawn, Washington, D.C., on 2 February
1924. Also present, standing beside the President, is Secretary
of the Navy Edwin Denby. Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long is in left
center, behind President Coolidge.
LCdr. Edwards was awarded the medal for his actions in rescuing
survivors from the burning French transport Vinh-Long
in the Sea of Marmora, Turkey, on 16 December 1922. He was then
commanding USS Bainbridge (DD-246).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 78352
Burning of French Transport Vinh-Long, 16 December 1922
Page One of a three-page report by Lieutenant Commander Walter
A. Edwards, Commanding Officer of USS Bainbridge (DD-246),
concerning his ship's rescue of Vinh-Long's survivors.
The event took place in the Sea of Marmora, near Constantinople,
Turkey, on the morning of 16 December 1922.
The original document is a carbon copy, on onionskin paper.
Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 78353
Burning of French Transport Vinh-Long, 16 December 1922
Page Two of a three-page report by Lieutenant Commander Walter
A. Edwards, Commanding Officer of USS Bainbridge (DD-246),
concerning his ship's rescue of Vinh-Long's survivors.
The event took place in the Sea of Marmora, near Constantinople,
Turkey, on the morning of 16 December 1922.
The original document is a carbon copy, on onionskin paper.
Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 135KB; 535 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 78354
Burning of French Transport Vinh-Long, 16 December 1922
Page Three of a three-page report by Lieutenant Commander Walter
A. Edwards, Commanding Officer of USS Bainbridge (DD-246),
concerning his ship's rescue of Vinh-Long's survivors.
The event took place in the Sea of Marmora, near Constantinople,
Turkey, on the morning of 16 December 1922.
The original document is a carbon copy, on onionskin paper.
Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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