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NH 50175 The General Board of the Navy

Photo #: NH 50175 The General Board of the Navy
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Title: The General Board of the Navy
Description: Meeting at the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., 1932. Those seated are (left to right): Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol; Rear Admiral Charles B. McVay, Jr.; Captain John W. Greenslade; Commander Theodore S. Wilkinson (Secretary); Rear Admiral Jehu V. Chase; and Captain Cyrus W. Cole. Standing are (left to right): Lieutenant Colonel Lewis C. Lucas, USMC(Retired); and Commander Edgar M. Williams. Number over the door in left center is 2748, indicating that this office was located on the second deck of the Main Navy Building. Note portrait of Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, first President of the General Board, on the wall to the left. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 50175
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