OT The Medal / The Day

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The Day 12/07/1941
The Place Territory of Hawaii
The Medal Navy Medal of Honor

USN:
1 BENNION, MERVYN SHARP (posthumous), Captain, U.S. Navy, USS West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, T.H., 07 December 1941
2 FINN, JOHN WILLIAM, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy [then a Chief Petty Officer], Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941
3 FLAHERTY, FRANCIS C. (posthumous), Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve, USS Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor, T.H., 07 December 1941
4 FUQUA, SAMUEL GLENN, Captain, U.S. Navy, USS Arizona. [then Lt. Cmdr.], Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941
5 HILL, EDWIN JOSEPH (posthumous), Chief Boatswain, U.S. Navy, USS Nevada, Pearl Harbor, T.H., 07 December 1941
6 JONES, HERBERT CHARPOIT (posthumous), Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve, USS California, Pearl Harbor, T.H., 07 December 1941
7 KIDD, ISAAC CAMPBELL (posthumous), Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, T.H., 07 December 1941
8 PHARRIS, JACKSON CHARLES, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, USS California. [then Gunner], Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941
8 REEVES, THOMAS JAMES (posthumous), Radio Electrician (Warrant Officer) U.S. Navy, USS California, USS California, 07 December 1941
9 ROSS, DONALD KIRBY, Machinist, U.S. Navy, USS Nevada., Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941
10 SCOTT, ROBERT R . (posthumous), Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy, USS California, 07 December 1941
11 TOMICH, PETER (posthumous), Chief Watertender, U.S. Navy, USS Utah, 07 December 1941
12 VAN VALKENBURGH, FRANKLIN (posthumous), Captain, U.S. Navy, USS Arizona, 07 December 1941
13 WARD, JAMES RICHARD (posthumous), Seaman First Class, U.S. Navy, USS Oklahoma, 07 December 1941
14 YOUNG, CASSIN, Commander, U.S. Navy, USS Vestal, Pearl Harbor, 07 December 1941

14 out of the 57 Naval Medal of Honors issued to USN personnel in WWII

Other Location that Day:
Midway Islands
USMC:
CANNON, GEORGE HAM (posthumous), First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, Battery H, 6th Defense Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, Sand Island, Midway Islands, 7 December 1941

1 out of the 83 Naval Medal of Honors issued to USMC personnel in WWII

Source
https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by- ... ients.html

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Interesting. Thanks for posting....GP