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NH 115884 Captain F. Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.) and the Right Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr. Reconstruction of Washington National Cathedral

Captain F. Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.) and the Right Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr. Reconstruction of Washington National Cathedral
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Title: Captain F. Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.) and the Right Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr. Reconstruction of Washington National Cathedral
Caption: Captain F. Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.) Assistant Director of Naval History and the Right Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr. Dean of the Washington National Cathedral, open a crate containing an engraved granite stone for the reconstruction of the Cathedral. The stone was sent to Washington, D.C. from all hands at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in appreciation of the Dean's Visit to the United States Naval Station in Cuba. Dean Sayre is a past Navy Chaplain and served aboard the USS SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38). The granite stone is engraved with "GITMO". November 27, 1964, Washington, D.C.
Description: Memorials and Monuments
Catalog #: NH 115884
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Robert E. Woods, PH3
Original Date: Fri, Nov 27, 1964
After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo
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