Lieutenant Commander Franklin Karns preparing to take command of the destroyer USS Bailey upon commissioning at the New York Navy Yard, United States, 11 May 1942. Yard commandant Rear Admiral Edward Marquart is at the microphone.

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Caption     Lieutenant Commander Franklin Karns preparing to take command of the destroyer USS Bailey upon commissioning at the New York Navy Yard, United States, 11 May 1942. Yard commandant Rear Admiral Edward Marquart is at the microphone. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date 11 May 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via East Carolina University East Carolina Manuscript Collection
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   0759-b1-fc
 
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Photos on Same Day 11 May 1942
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 3,403 x 2,701 pixels



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