Caption | Commissioning Ceremony of Mason, Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 20 Mar 1944; note Lt Cmdr Blackford in center, African-American crew, and LST in background ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-218856 | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Mar 1944 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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