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NH 45818 Captain Charles A. Schetky, USN (Ret.)

Captain Charles A. Schetky, USN (Ret.)
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Title: Captain Charles A. Schetky, USN (Ret.)
Caption: A circa 1927 photograph taken at Hood River, Oregon. At the time, Captain Schetky was the oldest living American naval officer. On his 100th birthday he was to receive $7,500 from the Navy Mutual Aid Organization, a beneficial association of naval officers. This represented the amount Captain Schetky's heirs would have been entitled at his death. He retired in 1889.
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Catalog #: NH 45818
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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