Photo #: 80-G-40731 Captain Edward J. Moran, USN Receives the Navy Cross from Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, in the Secretary's Navy Department Office, 15 February 1943. Looking on is Vice Admiral Richard S. Edwards, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief U.S. Fleet. Captain Moran was awarded the Navy Cross for "extraordinary heroism and courage" as Commanding Officer of USS Boise (CL-47) during the Battle of Cape Esperance, 11-12 October 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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13 December 2001