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Memorial Service for USS Essex Crew Members in Valparaiso, Chile

2015-1229
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2015-1229
4.5 x 7 inches
Black & White
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Description
The United States Ambassador to Chile, Cecil Lyon, stands at the podium and speaks in honor of the men that died from the USS Essex during the Battle of Valparaiso in 1814. Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks is pictured third from left. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
July 1957