Photographed circa Spring 1942, shortly before he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while in command of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three during the Philippines Campaign, December 1941-April 1942.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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