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80-G-641308 Captain John Sylvester, USN Captain Warner R. Edsall, USN

Photo #: 80-G-641308 Captain John Sylvester, USN Captain Warner R. Edsall, USN
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Title: Captain John Sylvester, USN Captain Warner R. Edsall, USN
Description: Photo #: 80-G-641308 Captain John Sylvester, USN (left) and Shake hands, after Captain Edsall relieved Captain Sylvester as Commanding Officer of USS Missouri (BB-63). The change of command ceremonies were held on board the ship at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, 4 September 1952. Note fancy life ring. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-641308
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