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"A gun crew of six Negroes who were given the Navy Cross for standing by their gun when their ship was damaged by enemy attack in the Philippine area. Crew members: Jonell Copeland, AtM2/c; Que Gant, StM; Harold Clark,Jr., StM; James Eddie Dockery, StM; Alonzo Alexander Swann, StM; and Eli Benjamin, StM."
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