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English: Sergeant Lena Mae Basilone, USMC(WR), ship's sponsor, prepares to christen the destroyer USS Basilone (DD-824) at the Consolidated Steel Corporation shipyard, Orange, Texas (USA), on 21 December 1945. She was the widow of Gunnery Sergeant John J. Basilone, USMC, in whose honour the ship was named.
Date 21 December 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-12-21T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 103377
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 103377

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