Keywords: blackandwhite people monochrome black and white Lot-4263-33: The Honorable Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, presents the Navy Cross to Commander N.B. Van Bergen, USN, July 21, 1942. Shown, left to right: Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox; Vice Admiral Russell Wilson, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet and Commander Van Bergen. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions onboard USS Marblehead (CL-12) following the Battle of Makassar Strait, February 1942. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Collection. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2015/11/20). Lot-4263-33: The Honorable Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, presents the Navy Cross to Commander N.B. Van Bergen, USN, July 21, 1942. Shown, left to right: Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox; Vice Admiral Russell Wilson, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet and Commander Van Bergen. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions onboard USS Marblehead (CL-12) following the Battle of Makassar Strait, February 1942. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Collection. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2015/11/20). |