Lieutenant Milton Ernest Ricketts USN MOH Coral Sea
Photo #: NH 95297
Lieutenant Milton Ernest Ricketts, USN (1913-1942)
Halftone photograph copied from Medal of Honor, The Navy.
Lt. Ricketts was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942.
He was in charge of a USS Yorktown (CV-5) damage control party that suffered many casualties from a bomb explosion. Despite mortal wounds, Lt. Rickets deployed a fire hose and successfully contained the resulting fire before he died.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Lieutenant Milton Ernest Ricketts, USN (1913-1942)
Halftone photograph copied from Medal of Honor, The Navy.
Lt. Ricketts was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942.
He was in charge of a USS Yorktown (CV-5) damage control party that suffered many casualties from a bomb explosion. Despite mortal wounds, Lt. Rickets deployed a fire hose and successfully contained the resulting fire before he died.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.