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[Chester W. Nimitz Presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Cassin Young, April 18, 1942]

Description: 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… more
Date: April 18, 1942
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Portrait of Cassin Young with the Congressional Medal of Honor, April 18, 1942]

Description: Portrait of Commander Cassin Young wearing his full dress whites and the Congressional Medal of Honor, presented to him on April 18, 1942 for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The photo appears to be taken onboard the USS Vestal (AR-4) soon after the Medal was presented to Young.
Date: April 18, 1942
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Wreckage of Dry Dock No. 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941]

Description: Photograph of the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) (back), USS Downes (DD-375) (left), and the USS Cassin (DD-372) (right) in Dry Dock Number 1 in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The dry dock is flooded in an attempt to stop fires and filled with debris. All three ships were damaged in the attack; the Pennsylvania took damage to her gun, and the Downes and Cassin were both considered lost, though were rebuilt with new hulls at Mare Island by November 15, 1943 and Februa… more
Date: December 7, 1941
Location: 21.349831 -157.959567
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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