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Lot-9429-11: Former U.S. Missionary Cited for Bravery in War. Lieutenant Commander Corydon McAlmont Wassell,MC, USN, a former U.S. mission doctor in China, was cited for bravery in Java by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a world-wide radio address. Wassell cared for wounded officers and men from the cruisers Houston and Marblehead and helped them escape from Java. For his heroism, he received the Navy Cross. Office of War Information Photograph, 5-8 May 1942. Original photograph is small. (2015/12/18). Navy Cross Citation for Lieutenant Commander Corydon McAlmont Wassell: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander (MC) Corydon McAlmont Wassell (NSN: 0-42807), United States Naval Reserve, for distinguished service in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of personal danger while serving as a Medical Officer to wounded men of the U.S.S. MARBLEHEAD (CL-12), at a Field Hospital in Java, during operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Java Sea on or about 1 March 1942. Lieutenant Commander Wassell disregarded personal safety while caring for and evacuating wounded under his charge in Java, Netherlands East Indies, under extremely hazardous and trying conditions. By his courage, determination, and untiring devotion to duty, Lieutenant Commander Wassell saved many lives. His professional ability, courage, and inspiring devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Medical Corps and the United States Naval Service. |
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Author | National Museum of the U.S. Navy |
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