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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 54892

Admiral James O. Richardson, USN
, (foreground)

Assumes command of the Battle Force, U.S. Fleet, in ceremonies on board USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), 24 June 1939.
Captain Roland M. Brainard, Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander Battle Force, is in the background.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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3 January 2001