Photo #: NH 55468
Survivors of USS Akron (ZRS-4)
Receive commendations from the Secretary of the Navy, in his
Navy Department office, shortly after the airship's loss on 4
April 1933. Those present are (from left to right):
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry A. Roosevelt;
Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson;
Admiral William V. Pratt, Chief of Naval Operations;
Lieutenant Commander Herbert V. Wiley, senior survivor;
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Richard E. Deal, survivor; and
Aviation Metalsmith 2nd Class Moody Erwin, survivor.
Erwin, whose left hand is bandaged, is apparently wearing a borrowed
uniform, as its insignia is that of a Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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