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NH 62326 Fleet Admiral Nimitz Returns the Scout Salute during a Revisit to the USS MISSOURI (BB 63)

Fleet Admiral Nimitz Returns the Scout Salute during a Revisit to the USS MISSOURI (BB 63)
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Title: Fleet Admiral Nimitz Returns the Scout Salute during a Revisit to the USS MISSOURI (BB 63)
Caption: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, revisits USS MISSOURI (BB 63) at San Francisco, 17 September 1954, and returns the scout salute to Berkeley, California Cub Scouts Gary Gilmore, 8, Jimmy Kendle, 10, and John Boehler, 9. The Commanding Officer, Captain T.S. Keith, USN, is at right. The surrender plaque is now (June 1970) on display in the Navy department's main entrance, Washington, D.C.
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Catalog #: NH 62326
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Fri, Sep 17, 1954
After this Year: 1950
Before this Year: 1959
Original Medium: BW Photo
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