"No caption"

[roadrunner]

I saw this picture from 1939 or 1940 at LOC.

The title "No caption"

 

1.

The soldier at left has alread a medal lookes like a Navy Cross.

Could it be a award ceremony for Medal of Honors ? If yes it is pre WW2.

 

2.

The two soldier in the middle don't wear rank chevrons. It looks like diver badges.

Why didn't they wear rank chevrons ?

 

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hec/item/hec2009014635/

 

Michael

 

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[Javelin4life]

I feel like Ive seen this picture in The Call of Duty- if memory serves me correct this was a Medal of Honor ceremony

[AirMechanic]

This photo is the Congressional Medal of Honor award ceremony for the four USN divers who saved the remaining crew members of the USS Squalus when it had sunk on a test dive in 1939.

[roadrunner]

Thank you for the informations.

 

Any info on question no. 2 ?

[jguy1986]

The two men in the middle are a Chief Boatswains Mate and a Chief Torpedoman, so they would have their ratings on the right sleeve and the diver badge on the sleeve oppposite (as seen in the photo).

[roadrunner]

Thanks for the information about the chevrons.

 

Michael