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| Keywords: people indoor Lot-4263-30: The Honorable Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, presents the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Draper L. Kauffman, USNR, (center), June 26, 1942. At left is Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, Chief of the Bureau of Personnel. Note, Talbot received a second Navy Cross for his UDT work off Saipan and Tinian in 1944. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Collection. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2015/11/20). KAUFFMAN, DRAPER LAURENCE (First Award) Citation: The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Draper Laurence Kauffman, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy (Reserve), for exceptional courage, presence of mind, and devotion to duty and disregard for his personal safety during the Japanese attack on the United States Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941. Lieutenant Kauffman unloaded and examined a live 500 pound Japanese bomb lying on the grounds of Fort Schofield, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. His courage, confidence and exceptional skill made possible the recovery of all parts of this Japanese bomb for study by the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department. The conduct of Lieutenant Kauffman throughout this action reflects great credit upon himself, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. Lot-4263-30: The Honorable Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, presents the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Draper L. Kauffman, USNR, (center), June 26, 1942. At left is Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, Chief of the Bureau of Personnel. Note, Talbot received a second Navy Cross for his UDT work off Saipan and Tinian in 1944. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Collection. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2015/11/20). KAUFFMAN, DRAPER LAURENCE (First Award) Citation: The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Draper Laurence Kauffman, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy (Reserve), for exceptional courage, presence of mind, and devotion to duty and disregard for his personal safety during the Japanese attack on the United States Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941. Lieutenant Kauffman unloaded and examined a live 500 pound Japanese bomb lying on the grounds of Fort Schofield, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. His courage, confidence and exceptional skill made possible the recovery of all parts of this Japanese bomb for study by the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department. The conduct of Lieutenant Kauffman throughout this action reflects great credit upon himself, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. | ||||
