[Chester W. Nimitz Presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Cassin Young, April 18, 1942]
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Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (left) presenting the Congressional Medal of Honor to Commander Cassin Young (right) for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. They are standing onboard the USS Vestal (AR-4), the ship under Young's command during the attack, in Pearl Harbor on April 18, 1942. Both Nimitz and Young are wearing their full dress whites and Young is wearing the Medal around his neck. Young is holding some kind of document in his left hand with his right hand crossed…
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April 18, 1942
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation