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NH 99995 USS Lewis Hancock

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Title: USS Lewis Hancock
Description: (DD-675) Officers and crew members salute as the National Ensign is raised during recommissioning ceremonies at Long Beach Naval Station, California, on Armed Forces Day, 19 May 1951. Participating in the ceremonies (though not visible in this photograph) was Lewis Hancock's Sponsor, Captain Joy Bright Hancock, USN(W), Director of Women Personnel. The ship was named in honor of her late husband, Lieutenant Commander Lewis Hancock, Jr., USN, who lost his life when the airship USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) crashed on 3 September 1925. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 99995
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