Photo #: NH 62025
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN (center)
Presenting awards on board USS Grayling (SS-209), at the
Pearl Harbor Submarine Base, following ceremonies in which he
took command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, 31 December 1941.
In this view, Admiral Nimitz presents the Navy Cross to Aviation
Machinist's Mate First Class L.H. Wagoner. Others receiving awards,
standing left-to-right in line from center to right, are: Ensign
F.M. Fisler, USNR, largely hidden behind AMM1c Wagoner; Ensign
C.F. Gimber; AMM1c W.B. Watson; and R3c H.C. Cupps. They were
the crew of a Navy bomber.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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