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Show moreA clip from Frank Czerwony's oral history interview in which he recounts his grief in burying his good friend at sea after the Battle of Samar on the USS Kalinin Bay in October 1944
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Show moreFrank Czerwony's "Imperial Domain of the Golden Dragon" certificate for crossing the 180th Meridian (Prime Meridian or International Date Line) for the first time at 1500 June 1944 on the USS Kalinin Bay
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Show moreThe letter Frank Czerwony received from the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal dated 16 March 1946, congratulating him for his courage and service in the US Navy
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Show moreA photograph of Frank Czerwony with a friend (Aur Demestrescu) he met while serving on the crew of the light carrier USS Kalinin Bay; Demestrescu was later killed in action during Battle of Samar
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Show moreA photograph showing the damages to the flight deck of the USS Kalinin Bay incurred by a direct hit from a Japanese Kamikaze during Battle of Samar in October 1944
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Show moreThe Presidential Unit Citation in recognition of Frank Czerwony's "extraordinary heroism in action against powerful units of the Japanese Fleet during the Battle of Samar, Phillipines, October 25, 1944."
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