Marvin Shields (FF 1066) - Naval Cruise Book

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EDITORS NOTE 5 i , , Thanks to the following individuals who stuck it out from start to completion on their assigned tasks: i Photography EN1 Campbell l ETZ Shultz SK3 Herbstreith I l Business Management M GMC-2. Williams i Sales MR2 Joseph l MM1 Simon SM1 Mashatt HM3 Swanson SI-I3 Schumann I It must be noted that the above individuals' duties occasionally over-lapped. My appreciation to all others who contributed to the production of this book. LTIG Williams X50 ' Y'

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