Commander_Ernest_Edwin_Evans,_U.S._Navy,_circa_in_1944_(NH_92320).jpg


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English: Commander Ernest Edwin Evans, U.S. Navy (1908-1944), was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for giving his life as the Commanding Officer of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Johnston (DD-557) during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944.
Date circa 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 92320
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 92320
Other versions Photo NH 92320 from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy , taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , it is in the public domain in the United States.


This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/28595569912 ( archive ). It was reviewed on 11 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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