Commander C. P. Callahan and Captain B. E. Bacon, Jr. at the decommissioning ceremony of USS Barbero, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jun 1950, photo 1 of 2

Caption     Commander C. P. Callahan and Captain B. E. Bacon, Jr. at the decommissioning ceremony of USS Barbero, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jun 1950, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via navsource.org
Identification Code   6523-6-50
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Photo Size 1,250 x 1,034 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 30 Jun 1950
Photos at Same Place Vallejo, California, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
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