Keywords: Schonland Nimitz McCandless.jpg en Photo 80-G-40031 Admiral Chester W Nimitz USN center Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas On board USS San Francisco CA-38 to visit the two senior ship's officers who had survived the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 12-13 November 1942 Photographed at Pearl Harbor while San Francisco was en route to California for battle damage repairs On the left is Commander Herbert E Schonland USN who assumed command after the ship's Captain was killed and led damage control efforts On the right is Lieutenant Commander Bruce McCandless USN the ship's Communications Officer who took over the conn and subsequently navigated San Francisco to safety Both Schonland and McCandless received the Medal of Honor for their actions during and immediately after the battle Official U S Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives 1942-12 http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g40000/g40031 jpg US Naval History Heritage Command PD-USGov-Military-Navy PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Medal of Honor United States Navy |