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<p>Biographical information on Captain Eugene J. Grow, the first specialized medical corps officer in the US Navy (an ophthalmologist), the recipient of the Navy Cross for his actions in WWI, and a participant in the Northern Sea Mine Brigade.<br></p>
<br>Subjects: ophthalmology; World War I; World War 1; Navy Cross; NH New London; NH Portsmouth NH; BUMED; Naval Medical School; NH Mare Island; NH Washington DC</div>
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U.S. Navy. Bureau of Navigation</div>
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