Portrait photograph, taken circa 1919, showing him wearing the Medal of Honor (Tiffany Cross).
He received the medal for "exceptionally heroic service in a position of great responsibility" while serving as Commanding Officer of USS Ticonderoga (ID # 1958) on 30 September 1918, when she was sunk in combat with the German submarine U-152.
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Portrait photograph, taken circa 1919, showing him wearing the Medal of Honor (Tiffany Cross).
He received the medal for "exceptionally heroic service in a position of great responsibility" while serving as Commanding Officer of USS Ticonderoga (ID # 1958) on 30 September 1918, when she was sunk in combat with the German submarine U-152.
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