Photo #: NH 103778
Chief Gunner's Mate Thomas Eadie
Standing (right center) while President Calvin Coolidge presents
the Medal of Honor in ceremonies at the White House, January
1928. He received the medal for heroism in rescuing another man
during diving operations on USS S-4 (SS-109) on 18 December
1927.
Among his other medals are the Navy Cross and the World War I
Victory Medal.
Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur is in the left center. The
Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Charles F. Hughes, is behind
Chief Eadie, with only his shoulders and cap visible.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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