Photograph: Walker P. Rodman Bronze Star Presentation
Entry/Object ID
A0239.5.52
Scope and Content
Original black and white photographs of Walker P. Rodman receiving the Bronze Star Medal, congratulatory handshake from dignitary (probably Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil) and Rodman standing with medal pinned on his uniform.
The Bronze Star Medal was awarded for actions by Commander Rodman from February 1942 through November 1944 as "Commodore of Convoys" operating in the South Atlantic.