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    WWII-era Navy dental officer posthumously awarded Silver Star for heroism during Pearl Harbor attack [Image 2 of 2]

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    A military ceremony is taking place inside a Catholic chapel, with naval personnel in dress uniforms participating in what appears to be an award or retirement ceremony. Two junior sailors hold certificates and a medal case, standing before a senior female naval officer wearing ribbons and medals, accompanied by a civilian woman. A crucifix, religious statues, an American flag, and a Vatican flag are visible in the background.

    UNITED STATES

    04.02.2018

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    U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

    (180402-N-AV390-076 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, San Diego) Rear Adm. Gayle Shaffer, chief of the Navy Dental Corps, stands with Mrs. Gloria Alexander Rogers during the reading of Lt. Cmdr. Hugh Rossman Alexander’s posthumous Silver Star citation. Alexander, Rogers’ father, was the senior dental officer aboard battleship USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. He was awarded the decoration during a ceremony April 2, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Personnel Specialist 1st Class Marissa Brown)

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    Date Taken: 04.02.2018
    Date Posted: 04.30.2018 15:53
    Photo ID: 4348275
    VIRIN: 180402-N-AV390-076
    Resolution: 4928x3264
    Size: 1.95 MB
    Location: US
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    Two women are posing together inside a church with wooden pews and stained glass windows visible in the background. One woman is an elderly civilian holding a bouquet of yellow and green flowers wrapped in pink paper, while the other is wearing a dark Navy dress uniform with gold sleeve stripes and multiple medal ribbons, indicating senior officer rank. The naval officer appears to be presenting or acknowledging the civilian woman in what looks like a formal recognition or ceremonial occasion.
    A military ceremony is taking place inside a Catholic chapel, with naval personnel in dress uniforms participating in what appears to be an award or retirement ceremony. Two junior sailors hold certificates and a medal case, standing before a senior female naval officer wearing ribbons and medals, accompanied by a civilian woman. A crucifix, religious statues, an American flag, and a Vatican flag are visible in the background.

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