Photo #: NH 97228
Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball (center)
Congratulates Reserve Officer Candidates Richard Dufallo, Band
Leader of the ROC Band, and John Halloran, Drum Major, at ceremonies
at Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos, California, in which "USS
Small Fry", the World's only curved deck "aircraft
carrier" was placed in commission for the use of model airplane
enthusiasts, circa 1951-52.
The ROC Band played the honors on this occasion, at the Shrine
Charity Benefit at the Los Angeles Coliseum, and at numerous
other events during their summer training session.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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