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Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg, USN, who was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for heroism in saving the lives of two fellow divers during salvage operations in the West Loch, Pearl Harbor, on 17 February 1945.

Halftone reproduction, copied from the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1948, The Navy", page 199.
Source Naval Historical Center Online Library, Photo #: NH 101647
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