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Destroyer USS Tucker after nearly being blown in two by a mine getting towed by the stern toward shallow water by YP-346, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 4 Aug 1942.Minelayer USS Breese standing by as a motor launch tows the wreck of the destroyer USS Tucker toward shallow water off Malo Island after Tucker was nearly blown in two by a mine the day before, 4 Aug 1942.
Destroyer USS Tucker after nearly being blown in two by a mine getting towed by the stern toward shallow water by YP-346, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 4 Aug 1942.Minelayer USS Breese standing by as a motor launch tows the wreck of the destroyer USS Tucker toward shallow water off Malo Island after Tucker was nearly blown in two by a mine the day before, 4 Aug 1942.
US Navy Lt Commander John D. Bulkeley receives the Medal of Honor from President Franklin Roosevelt, 4 Aug 1942. The medal was for his actions as a PT Boat Squadron commander in the Philippines, Dec 1941-Apr 1942USS President Adams (foreground) and USS Quincy (background), Nouméa Harbor, New Caledonia, 4 Aug 1942; note many Marines aboard USS President Adams
US Navy Lt Commander John D. Bulkeley receives the Medal of Honor from President Franklin Roosevelt, 4 Aug 1942. The medal was for his actions as a PT Boat Squadron commander in the Philippines, Dec 1941-Apr 1942USS President Adams (foreground) and USS Quincy (background), Nouméa Harbor, New Caledonia, 4 Aug 1942; note many Marines aboard USS President Adams


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Thomas Dodd, late 1945


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