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Lot-9426-22: Man against the Sea. Aviation Chief Machinist’s Mate Harold F. Dixon was one of three members of the crew of a U.S. bomber who spent 34 days at sea in a rubber life raft before reaching the safety of a Pacific island, 16 January-19 February 1942. Their ordeal included fighting off sharks with their bare fists, seeking food in the vast expanse of empty ocean and staying alive under a burning sun after they lost all their clothes in a storm. Dixon received the Navy Cross for his extraordinary heroism. Office of War Information Photograph, 12-20 March 1942. Original image is small. (2015/12/18). Navy Cross Citation, Aviation Chief Machinist’s Mate Harold F. Dixon, USN. The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Harold Frederick Dixon, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron SIX (VT-6), attached to the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6), after a forced landing at sea while in operations against the enemy in the South Pacific on 16 January 1942. Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Dixon's plane sank immediately, forcing him and his crew to take to an aviation emergency rubber boat. By his resourcefulness and excellent judgment, and demonstrating exceptional determination and skillful seamanship, he succeeded in navigating the rubber boat for 34 days over approximately 500 miles, without adequate provisions or equipment, and landing safely on a remote Pacific Island, thereby saving the lives of his crew and exhibiting the highest quality of leadership. The conduct of Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Dixon throughout this action reflects great credit upon himself, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. |
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| Author | National Museum of the U.S. Navy |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/23206750423 (archive). It was reviewed on 12 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark. |
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