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NH 62393 U.S. Marine Corps' Annual Birthday Ball, 10 November 1947

Photo #: NH 62393 U.S. Marine Corps' Annual Birthday Ball, 10 November 1947
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Description: The Honor Party at the 172nd Birthday Party of the Marine Corps. Honor Party, right file: (left to right) Under Secretary of the Navy W. John Kenney; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN; and Rear Admiral Felix Johnson, USN Honor Party, left file: (left to right) Major General Clifton B. Cates, USMC; Lieutenant General Joseph A. Collins, USA; and Brigadier General Oliver P. Smith, USMC (Commandant of the Marine Corps Schools) A dance followed in the Harry Lee Hall, (Old Basic Officers' Quarters 17), Marine Base, Quantico, Virginia, 10 November 1947. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph
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