Photo #: NH 105332-KN (color)
Lieutenant George Edward Ford, USNR
Temporary citation, signed by Vice Admiral John S. McCain, for
the Navy Cross awarded to Lt. Ford in recognition of a dive-bombing
attack he led against the Japanese battleship Yamato on
25 October 1944, immediately following the Battle off Samar.
He was then assigned to Bombing Squadron 11, based on USS Hornet
(CV-12).
Courtesy of Captain George E. Ford, USN (Retired), 2007.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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