Valcour (AVP 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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JAZI and Q7ff?'f5 ff? f 5?'f39 12 February 'I953 - I9 August 1953 ..!4CAl'L0lfUL6!gl'l'L8l'Lf Our sincere llwanks +o fhe men who made 1'l1is Cruise Book possible.- The Ships Phofographic Laborafory .... R. R. Kiley, Ari' Edilor . . . C. W. Mock and M. O. McKeviH', Copy Ecli'I'ors . . . C. W. Albauglfi, E. M. Clark and R. J. Mackie, EcJi+orial As- ' J . R. C Scl1uber'r and J. J Oliver for picfure sls1'an+s . . . E. N. Brown, r, . . ' L le La oul' ancl Co- confribuhons . . . C. Denwie-EWWED as y, y Edi+ors. MAR 1 1954 NAVY DEPARTMENT LIBRARY C97 L G' oi? 9+ ., .J 5, 7- by . RPR' . All Rlgh'l'S Reserved il wa 'sums 1: Aflqnfq, Georgia J

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