Purple Heart ceremony

WILMINGTON, NC, UNITED STATES

03.13.2008

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

WILMINGTON, N.C., - Rear Adm. Fred M. Rosa, Jr., Commander 5th Coast Guard District, presents Samuel R. Jones, 84, with the Purple Heart during a ceremony aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence in Wilmington, N.C., Thursday, March 13, 2008. Jones, a Selma, N.C., native, received the award for injuries he sustained during a torpedo attack on the USS Cavalier during World War II as it transited from Luzon, Philippines to Leyte, Philippines.

• Date Taken: 03.13.2008
• Date Posted: 12.11.2013 22:20
• Photo ID: 1086301
• Resolution: 2848x4288
• Size: 5.42 MB
• Location: WILMINGTON, NC, US