
Caption | Unit Commendation letter for US Navy Cruiser Division 12 for performance in Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, 2 Nov 1943 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | NH 78967 | ||||||||||||
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7 Jun 2008 12:36:30 PM
Signed by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, circa 1944. It commends Cruiser Division Twelve and the crews of the division's cruisers -- USS Cleveland (CL-55), USS Columbia (CL-56), USS Montpelier (CL-57) and USS Denver (CL-58) -- for their performance in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, on 2 November 1943.
This document was donated to US Navy Naval Historical Center by John R. Henry in 1973.