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ATC Harry R. Mead USN (Ret.)

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ATC Harry R. Mead USN (Ret.)

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Chief Mead, then Aviation Radioman Second Class, was one of the first 24 men to be decorated in WW II. Mead received the Navy Cross from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz on 7 April 1942 for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor on 7 December 1941.

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