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NH 79477 Otis C. Johnson, Mess Attendant Second Class, 1940 Fleet Heavyweight Champion

Otis C. Johnson, Mess Attendant Second Class, 1940 Fleet Heavyweight Champion
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Title: Otis C. Johnson, Mess Attendant Second Class, 1940 Fleet Heavyweight Champion
Caption: With his trainers, CTC King and Gunner's Mate First Class Smith, aboard USS OKLAHOMA (BB-37). He was the last "All Navy" heavyweight boxing champion. Copied from the "Oklahoma Powwow," June 1940, page 4.
Description: Courtesy of Mr. G.E. Foreman, Port Tobacco, Maryland, 1974.
Catalog #: NH 79477
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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