Elizabeth Murphy, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, Harry Murphy, and Rear Admiral L. S. Fiske at the recommissioning ceremony of USS Menhaden, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 9 Mar 1953

Caption     Elizabeth Murphy, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, Harry Murphy, and Rear Admiral L. S. Fiske at the recommissioning ceremony of USS Menhaden, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 9 Mar 1953 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via navsource.org
Identification Code   16473-3-53
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Photos on Same Day 9 Mar 1953
Photos at Same Place Vallejo, California, United States
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