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Photo #: NH 97583
USS Bennington (CVA-20)
Captain W.F. Raborn, the carrier's Commanding Officer, presents
awards to members of her crew in recognition of their heroic
actions during the catapult explosion and fire of 26 May 1954.
Photographed on 7 August 1954.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval
Historical Center.
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