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NH 77046 Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, Change of Command, 5 January 1940

Photo #: NH 77046 Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, Change of Command, 5 January 1940
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Title: Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, Change of Command, 5 January 1940
Description: The following U.S. Navy officers are pictured on board USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) during the ceremony: Lieutenant Commander John W. Bays, USN; and Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch, USN, (in center foreground); Commander Ernest H. Von Heimburg, USN; Commander Forrest P. Sherman, USN; Commander Albert G. Noble, USN; Captain Robert R. Thompson, USN; Captain Harry W. Hill, USN; Captain Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN; Captain Joseph A. Biello, USN; Captain Robert A. Theobald, USN, (partially blocked out); Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Ryan, USN, (behind Theobald); Ensign Harry B. Stark, USN; Ensign Ralph H. Cousins, USN; Admiral James O. Richardson, USN, (far right); Captain Sherwoode A. Taffinder, USN; Captain Kent C. Melhorn, MC, USN; Captain Daniel T. Bieri, USN; Captain Osborne B. Hardison, USN; Commander Ernest E. Hermann, USN; Commander George C. Dyer, USN; Captain Elwin F. Cutts, USN, (rear row); and Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Raftery, USN Collection of Vice Admiral George C. Dyer, USN (Retired). U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 77046
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