Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman first class John L. Hodge, who is recuperating at Naval Hospital here, was today decorated with the Navy Cross for the bravery he displayed during the sinking of the U.S. gunboat Panay by Japanese bombs last year. Assistant Secretary
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"Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman first class John L. Hodge, who is recuperating at Naval Hospital here, was today decorated with the Navy Cross for the bravery he displayed during the sinking of the U.S. gunboat Panay by Japanese bombs last year. Assistant Secretary" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panay_hero_receives_Navy_Cross._Washington,_D.C.,_July_1._Fireman_first_class_John_L._Hodge,_who_is_recuperating_at_Naval_Hospital_here,_was_today_decorated_with_the_Navy_Cross_for_the_LCCN2016873773.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 292054.
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