Caption | Rear Admiral Ralph Christie, Commander of Submarine Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, reading the Presidential Citation to the captain and crew of USS Bowfin, Fremantle, Australia, Dec 1943. ww2dbase | ||||
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11 Aug 2021 03:52:43 PM
Bowfin commander at the time was Lieutenant Commander Walter Griffith. The Presidential Unit Citation followed Bowfin’s second war patrol. When this presentation took place, Bowfin was tied up alongside submarine tender USS Orion.