Photo #: NH 57890
Chief Boatswain's Mate Orson L. Crandall, USN
Photographed on 19 January 1940, just after being presented with
the Medal of Honor for heroism during rescue and salvage operations
on USS Squalus (SS-192), following her accidental sinking
on 23 May 1939.
He was Master Diver on board USS Falcon (ASR-2) during
that time.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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