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Mrs. Clarence Wade McClusky, left, and her family attend the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41). Mrs. McClusky is the widow of the ship's namesake, Rear Admiral Clarence W. McClusky

Mrs. Clarence Wade McClusky, right, talks with other guests attending the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41). Mrs. McClusky is the widow of the ship's namesake, Rear Admiral Clarence W. McClusky

M. L. Leslie attends the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41). Leslie fought at the battle of Midway with the ship's namesake, Rear Admiral Clarence W. McClusky

Mrs. Claremce Wade McClusky, sponsor, observes the "coming alive" portion of the Commissioning ceremony for the Guided Missile Frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41)

Members of the McClusky family are escorted aboard the Guided Missile Frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41) at the conclusion of the ship's Commissioning ceremony

Mrs. Claremce Wade McClusky, sponsor, observes the "coming alive" portion of the Commissioning ceremony for the Guided Missile Frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41)

Members of the McClusky family are escorted aboard the Guided Missile Frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41) at the conclusion of the ship's Commissioning ceremony

Mrs. Gloria Fowles Simpson Smith, (center) ship's sponsor, attends the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS SIMPSON (FFG 56). Mrs. Smith is the widow of Rear Admiral Rodger Simpson, in whose honor the frigate is named. Mrs. Smith is accompanied by her son Rodger Simpson Jr., (left) and daughter Dorothy (right)

A member of the McClusky family observes the "coming alive" portion of the Commissioning ceremony for the Guided Missile Frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41)

Mrs. Clarence Wade McClusky, left, and her family attends the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41). Mrs. McClusky is the widow of the ship's namesake, Rear Admiral Clarence W. McClusky

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Harold J. Gerwien

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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10/12/1983
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