MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT
Lieutenant Commander John Mihalowski, USN
Lieutenant Commander John Mihalowski, USN
Trained as a diver in 1932-33, he served with the Experimental Diving Unit in 1933-37 and then as a member of the crew of USS Falcon (ASR-2) into 1941. While serving in Falcon, he played an important role in the rescue of survivors of USS Squalus (SS-192) and the subsequent salvage of that submarine in 1939. For his heroism during that effort, Chief Torpedoman Mihalowski was awarded the Medal of Honor.
