330-PSA-204-PS (USN 710968) (21651289775)
Summary
330-PSA-204-PS (USN 710968): Commander Malcom D. Ross, USNR, (left), is congratulated September 21 by Rear Admiral Leonidas D. Coates, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Research, shortly after receiving a Gold Star in Lieu of Second Distinguished Flying Cross. Commander Ross received the award for his record breaking balloon flight of May 5 which went to 113,733 feet, highest man has reached in a balloon flight. Admiral Coates presented the award at a meeting of the Navy Research Company held at the National Academy of Sciences. Photograph released September 25, 1961. (9/22/2015).
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national museum of the us navy
admirals of the united states navy
rg 330 psa national archives
us navy museum
us navy
high resolution
1960s
1960 s
Date
1961
Source
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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Public Domain