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English: For Heroism, former Gunnery Sergeant Thomas F. Whalen Jr., has the Navy and Marine Corps Medal pinned on by his wife Linda, and Lieutenant general Joseph C. Fegan Jr., Commanding general, Marine Corps Development and Education Command at Quantico. GySgt. Whalen received the medal for disarming a fugitive who held his company officer and staff at bay with a sawed off shotgun.
Date
Source USMC Military History Division: Defense Department Photo (Marines)
Author Sgt. James Jones

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For heroism - award ceremony of former GySgt. Thomas F. Whalen Jr. by Lieutenant general Joseph C. Fegan Jr.

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3 October 1975