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Photo #: NH 106475 Captain Louis H. Wilson, Jr., USMC Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 282. Louis H. Wilson, Jr. was awarded the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" while serving as Commanding Officer of a Rifle Company attached to Second Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division in action against the Japanese at Fonte Hill, Guam, 25-26 July 1944. 1n 1975, Wilson became the Twenty-Sixth Commandant of the Marine Corps. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 53KB; 580 x 765 pixels

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Image Posted 6 April 2009