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NH 62394 U.S. Marine Corps' Annual Birthday Ball, 10 November 1947

Photo #: NH 62394 U.S. Marine Corps' Annual Birthday Ball, 10 November 1947
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Description: Officers and wives celebrate the 172nd Birthday Party of the Marine Corps at the Marine Base, Quantico, Virginia, 10 November 1947. Present at center table facing camera: (left to right) Major General Clifton B. Cates, USMC; Mrs. Chester W. Nimitz; and Rear Admiral Felix Johnson, USN The rest of the personnel are unidentified. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph
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