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80-G-42661: Rear Admiral Andrew C. Bennett, Commandant, Eighth Naval District, posthumously awards Medal of Honor to Commander Howard W. Gilmore, USN, who sacrificed his own life to save the men onboard his submarine, USS Growler (SS-215). Mrs. Gilmore and her children Howard Jr., and Vernon Jeanne take part in the ceremony. Shown: Rear Admiral Bennet bestows the medal upon Mrs. Howard Gilmore. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/08/01).

  • Mrs. Howard W. Gilmore is presented with her husband's Medal of Honor by Rear Admiral Andrew C. Bennett, USN, Commander, Eighth Naval District, 18 August 1943. Standing by are the Gilmore's son, Howard, Jr., and daughter, Vernon Jeanne (80-G-2661).
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