AWARD OF U.S. GOLD MEDAL
-—¥— CAPTAIN. L. A. WATERS Advice has been received that Captain Leonard A. Waters, fbrmerly of Christchurch, has been awarded the gold medal and certificate for meritorious service in united States merchant ships during the war of 1939-45, In 1942 Captain Waters commanded the Liberty ship William F. Cody on her maiden voyage from Los Angeles to India with aircraft tanks, and other war supplies, calling at. Wel-
lington on the outward and homeward passages. South of Colombo, oii Christmas Eve, 1942, the William F. Cody encountered an enemy submarine, which disappeared when the ship opened fire on ; it. Subsequently, and until the end of the war. Captain Waters commanded the fast oil-tanker. Mission San Jose, 10,480 tons, and others of her class, which carried Supplies of for the United State* Captain Waters,.who ijvei in.. Bah Francisco, where he is in business afi a marine surveyor, is a sbn of Mrs and the late Mr W. D. Waters, of Christchurch.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25178, 8 May 1947, Page 6
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