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NH 100463 USS WRIGHT (AZ-1)

USS WRIGHT (AZ-1)
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Title: USS WRIGHT (AZ-1)
Caption: Lieutenants junior grade E.R. Delong, W.H. Buracker and Dixwell Ketcham on deck, 1925, wearing caps to cover their shaved heads. Hair was removed to "avoid society at Newport & Hawaii as ordered by COMDR. Leahy" (Donor's quote).
Description: Collection of Vice Admiral Dixwell Ketcham.
Catalog #: NH 100463
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1920
Before this Year: 1929
Original Medium: BW Photo
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