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| Keywords: USS Basilone christening I03377.jpg Sergeant Lena Basilone widow of Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone getting ready to christen the U S Navy ship the USS Basilone DD-824 December 21 1945 CAPTION Sergeant Lena Mae Basilone USMC WR ship's sponsor prepares to christen the destroyer at the Consolidated Steel Company Shipyard Orange Texas on 21 December 1945 She was the widow of Gunnery Sergeant John J Basilone USMC in whose honor the ship was named http //www history navy mil/photos/images/i03000/i03377c htm Naval Historical Center http //www history navy mil/photos/images/i03000/i03377 jpg Naval Historical Center full image 1945-12-21 Official U S Navy Photograph from the All Hands collection at the Naval Historical Center PD-USGov-Military-Navy <b style color 060; ><i>R</i>levse</b> ¢ <span style color 990; >Talk</span> ¢ </span> 2010-03-18 1945 in Texas John Basilone USS Basilone DD-824 Women in the United States Marine Corps Ship christenings in the United States Navy Widows Women facing left and looking left Black and white photographs of women Black and white photographs of profile views of females People with grey background | ||||
