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NH 95745 USS Valley Forge (CV-45)

Photo #: NH 95745 USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
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Title: USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
Description: (Complete Caption) USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Vice Admiral Gerald F. Bogan, Commander, First Task Fleet, with officers and visitors during a demonstration cruise for members of the American Ordnance Association, off Long Beach, California, 27 April 1949. Those present are (from left to right): Captain Truman J. Hedding, USN, Ship's Commanding Officer; Mr. Henry L. Clark, President of the Los Angeles American Ordnance Association Chapter and General Manager of the General Motors plant at South Gate, CA.; Vice Admiral Gerald F. Bogan; Colonel L.A. Codd, Executive Vice President of the American Ordnance Association; Ed. Godfrey, Vice President of General Motors and Rear Admiral Dixwell Ketcham, USN, Commander, Carrier Division Five. Collection of Vice Admiral Dixwell Ketcham. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 95745
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