Photo #: NH 41627-A Machinist Charles Church Roberts, USN On board USS Santee, circa late 1917 or early 1918. He is wearing civilian clothing and a British cap as part of Santee's disguise as an anti-submarine "decoy ship". Cropped from Photo # NH 41627. Charles Church Roberts had been awarded the Medal of Honor for "heroism in the line of his profession" during a fire on board USS North Dakota (Battleship # 29) on 8 September 1910. He was a Machinist's Mate First Class at that time. Courtesy Captain David C. Hanrahan, USN, November 1929. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 61KB; 585 x 765 pixels |
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Image posted 2 December 2007