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Memorial Service of USS Essex Crew Members in Valparaiso, Chile

2015-1230
Accession Number
2015-1230
4.5 x 7 inches
Black & White
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NAID 350894124
Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Memorials
Naval officers
Ambassadors
Sailors
People Pictured
Parks, Lewis S. (Lewis Smith), 1902-1982
Lyon, Cecil B. (Cecil Burton), 1903-1993
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Description
Rear Admiral Lewis Parks attends a memorial service in honor of the men that died from the USS Essex during the Battle of Valparaiso in 1814. From left, Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, United States Ambassador Cecil Lyon, and Rear Admiral Jorge Escobedo Diaz. All others pictured are unidentified.
Date(s)
July 1957