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NH 70495 Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy

Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy
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Title: Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy
Caption: At the conclusion of commissioning ceremonies for USS IOWA (BB-61), at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, 22 February 1943, Secretary Knox congratulates the New Skipper, Captain John L. McCrea, USN, former Naval Aide to the President. Left to right: Rear Admiral E. J. Marquart, USN, Commandant of the Third Naval District and Commandant of the New York Navy Yard, where the ship was built; Secretary Knox; Captain McCrea; and Governor B. B. Hickenlooper of Iowa, who headed a delegation from IOWA. Official Navy Photo, 1970.
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Catalog #: NH 70495
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Mon Feb 22 12:00:00 EDT 1943
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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