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Three people hold the plaque of the USS Abner Read dedication ceremony
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Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 1, 2018) Michael Davis (left), son of Max Davis who survived the Nov. 1, 1944 attack onboard USS Abner Read (DD 526), poses for a photo with a commemorative copy of the plaque that now hangs in honor of the ship and its crew at the U.S. Navy Memorial. He is joined by Anthony "Tony" Perry, who also survived the ship's loss, and Irene Coffeen, whose husband Jack was also a surviving member of Abner Read's crew.  (U.S. Navy photo)
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