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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Seaman Second Class

    Division:

    U.S.A.T. Merrimack

    Action Date:

    June 9, 1942

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 306 (September 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Seaman Second Class Woodrow W. Harrison, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Army Award) for gallant and intrepid conduct as a member of the Armed Guard aboard the U.S.A.T. MERIMACK, on the occasion of the torpedoing of that vessel by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean waters, on 9 June 1942. Seaman Second Class Harrison’s gallant actions, without regard for his own safety, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.