80-G-39262:   Captain John H. Brown, Jr., USN, Commanding Officer of a submarine squadron, congratulates Lieutenant Commander Phillip H. Ross, USN, who was awarded the Navy Cross for a highly successful and aggressive patrol as commanding officer of USS Halibut (SS-232).  Lieutenant Ross’ ship sank over 30,000 tons of enemy shipping and damaged other thousands of tons.    Note, Ross received a second Navy Cross during his time as CO of Halibut.   Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.  (2018/02/14).
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