| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 051877 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
McInnes, Geoffrey |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MOUNT MARTHA, VIC. 1943-05-18. MEMBERS OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS RECEIVE OFFICIAL CITATIONS ...
Description
MOUNT MARTHA, VIC. 1943-05-18. MEMBERS OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS RECEIVE OFFICIAL CITATIONS FOLLOWING A DECORATION PARADE. CITATIONS ARE PRESENTED IN THE NAME OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE SENIOR OFFICER PRESENT, WHO IN THIS CASE WAS MAJOR GENERAL A. A. VANDEGRIFT, COMMANDING FIRST U.S. MARINE DIVISION. IN THE CASE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR, PRESENTATION IS MADE ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT, BY THE SENIOR OFFICER PRESENT. THE LINE-UP IS, LEFT TO RIGHT:- PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BILLIE JOE CRUMPTON, NAVY CROSS; FIRST LIEUTENANT GEORGE S. PLANTIER, SILVER STAR MEDAL; PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WAYNE K. TALBERT, SILVER STAR MEDAL; THESE THREE ARE OF SEVENTH U.S. MARINE REGIMENT, THE OTHER THREE, CORPORAL JOSEPH J. CATALE, SILVER STAR; CORPORAL RONALD K. DURRETT, MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES, AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS PHILLIP B. KENNEY, MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES, ARE OF THE SEVENTEENTH U.S. MARINE REGIMENT.