Keywords: monochrome 80-G-89027: Rear Admiral Mahlon I. Tisdale, USN, receives the Legion of Merit medal from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, “for exceptionally meritorious conduct as cruiser Task Group Commander in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942.” Photograph received December 3, 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/09/27). 80-G-89027: Rear Admiral Mahlon I. Tisdale, USN, receives the Legion of Merit medal from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, “for exceptionally meritorious conduct as cruiser Task Group Commander in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942.” Photograph received December 3, 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/09/27). |