General Joseph J. Went, third from right, assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, shakes hands with Willie Willis Jr., a welder at Ingalls Shipbuilding, after authenticating the keel plaque for the amphibious assault ship KEARSARGE (LHD 3). Also attending are, from left: an unidentified Marine colonel: E.E. Shoults, program manager, Amphibious Warfare and Strategic Sea Lift Program; and Captain J.F. King. At right is Jerry St. Pe', President of Ingalls Shipbuilding
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Pascagoula
State: Mississippi (MS)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
06/02/1990
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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