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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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9 September 2002