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80-G-703202 Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal

Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal
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Title: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal
Caption: Reads citations to representatives of the carriers LANGLEY, ENTERPRISE, COWPENS, HANCOCK and WASP, "for inflicting terrific losses" on the Japanese, during Navy Day ceremonies near the Navy Building on Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C., 27 October 1946. Also present, behind Mr. Forrestal, are Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey. Backdrop for the ceremony is a large model of the Iwo Jima memorial.
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Catalog #: 80-G-703202
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Sun, Oct 27, 1946
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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