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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