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Divers Receive Medal Of Honor For Rescue Of Submarine USS Squalus
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keywords: submarine uss squalus, diver william badders, diver orson l. crandall, diver james harper diver john mihalowski, congressional medal of honor
Synopsis: In the greatest undersea rescue of all time, divers William Badders, Orson L. Crandall, James Harper and John Mihalowski receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for their daring and bravery in saving crewman of the submarine USS Squalus after it suffered a mechanical failure and sank helpless 240 feet to the ocean floor...(read more)
- Date: 1940
- Duration: 00:01:07
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Divers Receive Medal Of Honor For Rescue Of Submarine USS Squalus
Washington DC. The Congressional Medal of Honor is bestowed upon four naval men for bravery during the rescue of the survivors of the ill-fated USS Squalus (SS-192) that sunk on May 23, 1939 off the coast of Portsmouth, N.H. Shows divers William Badders, Orson L. Crandall, James Harper McDonald and John Mihalowski receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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- Newsreels: 1940 - January 22
