Original file (5,500 × 4,250 pixels, file size: 9.41 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 | This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
Summary
| Description |
Commander Claud A. Jones, USN, receiving the w:Medal of Honor in ceremonies at the White House, 1 August 1932. President w:Herbert Hoover is standing beside Cdr. Jones, and his wife and son are behind him. Captain w:Walter N. Vernou, Presidential Naval Aide, is at right, reading the award citation. Others present, are (from left to left center): Rear Admiral w:Samuel M. Robinson, Chief of the Bureau of Engineering; Captain w:Harold G. Bowen, Sr., Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Engineering; Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams, with Captain w:Harold Rainsford Stark, Aide to the Secretary, partially visible behind him; and Assistant Secretary of the Navy w:Ernest Lee Jahncke. Commander Jones received the Medal for heroism on board USS Memphis (Armored Cruiser # 10) when she was wrecked on 29 August 1916. |
| Date | |
| Source | Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Author | unidentified photographer |
Licensing
|
This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 48726. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1] |
|
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
|
 |
| This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. | ||
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 05:37, 12 February 2024 | | 5,500 × 4,250 (9.41 MB) | WFinch | larger version with levels adjusted |
| 00:36, 24 October 2007 |  | 740 × 590 (109 KB) | Morinao | Commander Claud A. Jones, USN Receiving the Medal of Honor in ceremonies at the White House, 1 August 1932. President Herbert Hoover is standing beside Cdr. Jones, and his wife and son are behind him. Captain Walter N. Vernou, Presidentia |
File usage
The following 4 pages use this file:
