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428-GX-USN 1166664: Rear Admiral Fran McKee, May 1976

428-GX-USN 1166664: Rear Admiral Fran McKee, May 1976. Admiral James L. Holloway, III, (right center), Chief of Naval Operations, congratulates Rear Admiral Fran McKee at the conclusion of her frocking ceremony at the Pentagon. Photographed by David Wilson, May 5th, 1976. She was the first female line officer to hold the rank of Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photographed from small reference card.
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Caption: 428-GX-USN 1166664: Rear Admiral Fran McKee, May 1976. Admiral James L. Holloway, III, (right center), Chief of Naval Operations, congratulates Rear Admiral Fran McKee at the conclusion of her frocking ceremony at the Pentagon. Photographed by David Wilson, May 5th, 1976. She was the first female line officer to hold the rank of Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photographed from small reference card.
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