James J. Raby
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The Navy Cross is awarded to Captain James J. Raby, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Albany engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of escorting and protecting vitally important convoys of troops and cargo ships through the area of submarine activity. Captain Raby was later in command of the U.S.S. Missouri in the Atlantic Fleet.