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NH 46747 President Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Title: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Caption: A 21 December 1938 photograph showing the presentation of the Schiff Trophy for naval air safety to Lieutenant Commander Arnold J. Isbell, center. Isbell, accepted the trophy on behalf of his squadron, training squadron VN-4DS, which flew a total of 19,771 hours without an accident. Others identified include (L to R): Rear Admiral James O. Richardson; Mr. William Schiff, whose family donated the trophy; Lieutenant Commander Isbell, Major General Thomas Holcomb(at rear by window); Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, (with arm on chair) and Rear Admiral John H. Towers(next to Leahy), Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics.
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Catalog #: NH 46747
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Wed, Dec 21, 1938
After this Year: 1830
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo
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