Rear Admiral William A. Glassford and 1000 Houston Volunteers

Date: May 30, 1942
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  • Rear Admiral William A. Glassford and 1000 Houston Volunteers
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  • 1942-05-30
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  • Inscription on back: "Rear Admiral Glassford U.S.N. (Last Admiral to fly his flag as flagship U.S.S. Houston before the Battle of Sunda Strait) is addressing the 1000 volunteers and citizens of Houston after giving the volunteers their oath as Navy enlisted men, May 30, 1942. To the right in white uniform: Capt. T.A. Thomson, USN Cmdt 8th Naval Dist., Col Wallace Reid, C.O. Ellington Field"
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  • 1981-001, Box 2, Folder 37
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