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NH 62558 Rear Admiral Richard Byrd's ship MT OLYMPUS (AGC-8)

Rear Admiral Richard Byrd's ship MT OLYMPUS (AGC-8)
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Title: Rear Admiral Richard Byrd's ship MT OLYMPUS (AGC-8)
Caption: Returns to the waterfront, Washington, D.C., 14 April 1947 from the Antarctic. Meeting the famous exploring admiral are: L to R, an unidentified captain, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, his aide, Commander Eugene Fluckey, USN, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, and Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen, USN.
Description: Courtesy of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
Catalog #: NH 62558
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Mon, Apr 14, 1947
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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