Foote (DD 511) - Naval Cruise Book

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enemy plane who crashed close aboard and fhereby confribuTed maferially To The confinual efficiency of his ship. FRANK EDWARD RICHARDSON, C5UNNER'S MATE THIRD CLASS UNITED STATES NAVY . . . . . . DisTinguished himself as a machine gunner . . . . Displayed ouTs'randing resourcefullness and meriToriouS conducf in quickly clearing a sToppage which occurred shorTly afTer his ship had opened fire on an enemy aircrafT .... Quick acfion pre- venfed The loss of The gun when iT was mosf needed. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MATTHEW S. SCHMIDLINCI UNITED STATES NAVY . . . . . . For his skillful and effecTive performance of dufy as ExecuTive Officer of a Desfroyer which was damaged during The engagemenT wifh Japanese naval forces off Bougainville .... PrompT inifialrion of damage confrol measures confribufed To saving his ship afTer she had Ioeen severely damaged. PU RPLE HEART CITATIONS In The name of The Commander Soufh Pacific Area and SouTh Pacific Force The following named men received The Purple HearT cifaTion and medal for wounds received in acfion. ENSIGN, EVERETT SHEPHERD, UNITED STATES NAVY ROBERT D. BONTZ, MOTOR MACHINIST SECOND CLASS. x UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE HORACE R. BRADBROOK, SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE THOMAS E. FITZGERALD, SEAMAN SECOND CLASS. UNITED STATES NAVY JAMES R. HART, BAKER SECOND CLASS. UN TED STATES NAVAL RESERVE ANTHONY S. ISI4RzVcIcI. SEAMAN SECOND CLASS I UN TED STATES NAVAL RESERVE HAROLD J. KNIGHT, SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. I UN TED STATES NAVAL RESERVE RICHARD L. LEWIS, SEAMAN SECOND CLASS. UN TED STATES NAVAL RESERVE FLOYD e. SHELTON, SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. UN TED STATES NAVAL RESERVE GEORGE G. THOMAS, JR., STEWARD'S MATE FIRST CLASS. UN TED STATES NAVAL RESERVE CLAUDE E. WIGGINS, SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. UNITED STATES NAVY ARTHUR BOTELHO, UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE THEODORE ROMANO - RAYMOND UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE 69

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