Photo #: NH 103838
Lieutenant Abraham DeSomer, USN
Photographed in Special Full Dress uniform, on the quarterdeck
of USS California (BB-44), 1925.
He is wearing the Medal of Honor, awarded for "extraordinary
heroism" during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 and
22 April 1914.
Collection of Lieutenant Commander Abraham DeSomer, USN. Donated
by Lieutenant Colonel Russell DeSomer, U.S. Air Force (Retired),
1975.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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