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80-G-703117 The last U.S. Navy promotion to Commodore

The last U.S. Navy promotion to Commodore
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Title: The last U.S. Navy promotion to Commodore
Caption: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal congratulates Commodore Ernest McNeil Eller, USN, on his promotion to Commodore, 2 October 1946, at Navy Department, Washington, D.C. Commodore Eller's was the last U.S. Navy promotion to that rank.
Description: Order from the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-703117
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Wed, Oct 02, 1946
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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