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Photo #: NH 84957-A
Pharmacist's Mate Second Class George E. Wahlen, USN
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official
publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy",
page 274.
George E. Wahlen received the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous
gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life" on
3 March 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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