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2D USS Iowa BB-61 Commissioning Ceremony - February 22, 1943

SECNAV Frank Knox and invited guests behind the podium under Turret 3. NH 70074.
SECNAV Frank Knox and invited guests behind the podium under Turret 3. NH 70074.
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SECNAV Frank Knox with Capt Marcel Decamond, CO of the French battleship RICHELIEU refitting in New York. NH 70494
SECNAV Frank Knox with Capt Marcel Decamond, CO of the French battleship RICHELIEU refitting in New York. NH 70494
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Left - Unkown Royal Navy Officer with Capt Marcel Decamond, CO of the French battleship RICHELIEU. USN photo.
Left - Unkown Royal Navy Officer with Capt Marcel Decamond, CO of the French battleship RICHELIEU. USN photo.
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IOWA
IOWA's sailors lined up on the fantail, waiting to go below after Commissioning ceremonies. 80-G-K-1066.
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IOWA
IOWA's sailors lined up on the fantail, waiting to go below after Commissioning ceremonies. 80-G-K-822
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