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President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Second Lieutenant William A. Eddy (MCSN: 0-1135), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving as the Intelligence Officer, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near
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had already begun in earnest to begin a relationship with Saudi Arabia, and oil exploration and drilling was continuing and building up via the US company CASOC, Aramco's predecessor.
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employee. His official title was "Special
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