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NH 58306 USS TEXAS (BB-35)

USS TEXAS (BB-35)
Title: USS TEXAS (BB-35)
Caption: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, lands at Kelly Field San Antonio, Texas, on 5 April 1948 and salutes an honor guard along with General Thomas T. Handy, COMGEN of 4th U.S. Army, who welcomed the famous admiral. The occasion was the ceremony presenting USS TEXAS (BB-35) to the state of Texas for her enshrinement in the Houston ship channel.
Description: USAF photo
Catalog #: NH 58306
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Mon, Apr 05, 1948
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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