[Christening of the U.S.S. Buck]
Description:
Photograph of Archbishop Mitty, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and Mary Nimitz at the christening of the U.S.S. Buck in San Francisco, California. On the left stands Archbishop Mitty in a long black cloak, a white clerical collar, wire framed glasses and black hat grasped in his hand. In the center Chester W. Nimitz wears a dark Naval uniform with six buttons on the front, ribbon bars above his pocket, a dark tie and a Navy hat. To his right stands Mary Nimitz in dark blazer and pillbox hat w…
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Date:
March 11, 1945
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation