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NH 65850-KN Insignia: USS FRANCIS MARION (APA-249)

Insignia: USS FRANCIS MARION (APA-249)
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Title: Insignia: USS FRANCIS MARION (APA-249)
Caption: This insignia, adopted in 1961-1962, originated with members of the ship's crew. It is intended to symbolize the ship's mission, spirit, and namesake, General Francis Marion. Marion, a Revolutionary War guerilla general, was nicknamed the "Swamp Fox." Photographed in 1968.
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Catalog #: NH 65850-KN
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator:
After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo, Drawing, Color Negative
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