Photo #: NH 78967
Navy Unit Commendation letter
Signed by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, circa 1944.
It commends Cruiser Division Twelve and the crews of the division's
cruisers -- USS Cleveland (CL-55), USS Columbia
(CL-56), USS Montpelier (CL-57) and USS Denver
(CL-58) -- for their performance in the Battle of Empress Augusta
Bay, on 2 November 1943.
Courtesy of John R. Henry, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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