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Aerial photograph of the damaged Japanese cruiser Nachi during an attack by the U.S. Navy, Manila Bay, Philippines, November 5, 1944. Three torpedo wakes are visible.Caption: "Picture No. 4 - Torpedoes are dropped and show their wakes (three are…

Aerial photograph of the damaged Japanese cruiser Nachi during an attack by the U.S. Navy, Manila Bay, Philippines, November 5, 1944.Caption: "Picture No. 5 - First three fish strike home. Smoke and flame of explosions still hide damage done."Item…

Aerial photograph of the damaged Japanese cruiser Nachi during an attack by the U.S. Navy, Manila Bay, Philippines, November 5, 1944.Caption: "Picture No. 6 - The curtain of smoke rises revealing the stricken cruiser, approximately 50 feet of bow…

Aerial photograph of the damaged Japanese cruiser Nachi during an attack by the U.S. Navy, Manila Bay, Philippines, November 5, 1944.Caption: "Picture No. 7 - Photographer circles around to the other side to see what happened aft. Large portion of…

Memorandum to the Commanding Officer, Fighting Squadron 19 (VF-19), from Captain H. G. Patrick, Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals, December 7, 1944. Recommends that an entry for Lieutenant Elvin L. Lindsay's actions in searching for and…

Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Navy Cross for "extraordinary heroism as Flight Leader in Fighting Squadron Ninteen, attached to the U.S.S. Lexington, in action…

Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Navy Cross "for distinguishing himself by extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while leading carried based fighter…

Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Silver Star "for distinguishing himself comspicuously [conspicuously] by gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a pilot…

Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from John L. Sullivan, Acting Secretary of the Navy, circa 1945-1947. Presents Lindsay with the Silver Star "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Pilot of a Fighter Aircraft in Fighting Squadron Nineteen, attached…

Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Gold Star in lieue of a second Silver Star "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Acting Commanding Officer of Fighting Squadron…