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NH 120061 Change of command ceremony aboard USS ARIZONA -BB-39 San Pedro, Cal.

Change of command ceremony aboard USS ARIZONA -BB-39 San Pedro, Cal.
Title: Change of command ceremony aboard USS ARIZONA -BB-39 San Pedro, Cal.
Caption: Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN., reading orders detaching him from duty as comd. Battleship Division One, as his successor rear Admiral Russell Wilson, USN listens attentively.
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Catalog #: NH 120061
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Fri, May 26, 1939
After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo
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