Mrs. Charles W. David, Jr.; African American widow and her three-year-old son, Neil Adrian receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Medal from Rear Admiral, Stanley V. Parker

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Title

Mrs. Charles W. David, Jr.; African American widow and her three-year-old son, Neil Adrian receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Medal from Rear Admiral, Stanley V. Parker

Collection

Military
World War II
United States Coast Guard

Names

United States. Coast Guard (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1939 - 1945

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military

Subjects

African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Coast Guard
United States. Navy
Military uniforms
Medals
African American women
Navies -- Officers
Widows
African American boys

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Content: Caption on back: "New York, N. Y. - The widow of Coast Guardsman Charles W. David, Jr., a Steward's Mate first class, formerly of the Bronx, New York receives posthumously the Navy and Marine Corps Medal from Rear Admiral Stanley V. Parker, District Coast Guard Officer; Watching the presentation are Lieut. [Lieutenant] Robert W. Anderson of 291 East 8th St., Brooklyn and the hero's son, three-year-old Neil Adrian; David saved the life of Lieut. Anderson and helped save nearly a hundred others who were thrown into stormy, freezing Atlantic last year when a transport was torpedoed; Diving again and again into the dark seas, David finally succumbed to pneumonia from exhaustion and exposure; The medal, one of the highest Naval awards given, was accompanied by a citation signed by Secretary of Navy James Forrestal praising David's valor and bravery."

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Other local Identifier: J-44-403
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 973e7060-c645-012f-7d93-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

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