Ceremonies aboard French carrier La Fayette at Toulon, France, 11 Sep 1951, photo 2 of 2

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Caption     Ceremonies aboard French carrier La Fayette at Toulon, France, 11 Sep 1951, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date 11 Sep 1951
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 81904
 
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Photos on Same Day 11 Sep 1951
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 740 x 588 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
4 Mar 2012 07:32:03 AM

Identification of the officers courtesy of NavSource.org (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/27.htm):

"Vice Admiral Pothnau (in Whites), Commanding French seagoing forces; Rear Admiral Peries (in Blues), Deputy Chief of Staff for French Naval Air; Vice Admiral Sala, Prefet Maritime, Toulon; Captain H.H. Smith-Hutton, USN, Naval Attache; and Captain Kaufmann, USN, (partially hidden)."

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