Photo #: NH 57888
USS Squalus (SS-192) Rescue and Salvage Operations, 1939
Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison congratulates four heros
of the Squalus rescue and salvage operations after presenting
them with Medals of Honor during ceremonies at the Navy Department
on 19 January 1940.
The four men, all qualified as Divers, are (from left to right):
Chief Machinist's Mate William Badders;
Chief Torpedoman John Mihalowski;
Chief Boatswain's Mate Orson L. Crandall; and
Chief Metalsmith James Harper McDonald.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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