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NH 62387 U.S. Marine Corps' Annual Birthday Ball, 10 November 1947

Photo #: NH 62387 U.S. Marine Corps' Annual Birthday Ball, 10 November 1947
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Description: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, attends the 172nd Birthday Ball of the Marine Corps held in the Basic Officer Quarters (now Harry Lee Hall), Quantico, Virginia, 10 November 1947. Present: (left to right) An unidentified Master Sergeant, USMC; Master Sergeant S. P. Hansen, USMC; Under Secretary of the Navy, W. John Kenney; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN; and Major General Clifton B. Cates, USMC, (Commandant of Marine Base, Quantico, Virginia) Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph
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