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Officers at the Naval Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1914-1915

Officers at the Naval Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1915

Officers at the Naval Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, Florida, circa July-November 1915

Vice Admiral William S. Sims, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Operating in European Waters.

Rear Admiral William S. Sims, USN, President, Naval War College & LCDR Edwards

USS Bainbridge (DD-246) Senior officers

USS Bainbridge (DD-246) Ship's Company

USS Bainbridge (DD-246) Ship's Officers and Crew,

Receives the Medal of Honor from President Calvin Coolidge,

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Lt. Com. Walter Atlee Edwards & wife, 2/2/24

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Receives the Medal of Honor from President Calvin Coolidge,

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from 2017, Congressional Medal Of Honor Society album

Photo #: NH 52666 Lieutenant Commander Walter Atlee Edwards, USN Receives the Medal of Honor from President Calvin Coolidge, in ceremonies on the White House lawn, Washington, D.C., on 2 February 1924. Also present, standing beside the President, is Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby. Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long is in left center, behind President Coolidge. LCdr. Edwards was awarded the medal for his actions in rescuing survivors from the burning French transport Vinh-Long in the Sea of Marmora, Turkey, on 16 December 1922. He was then commanding USS Bainbridge (DD-246). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

posted By Edwards, Walter Atlee, LCDR

Jan 24, 2017

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