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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