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Photo #: NH 47859

USS Bataan (CVL-29)


Officer of the Deck, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Howard W. Milke, USNR, welcomes entertainer Pascacio Alinangohan as he boards the ship in 1945. Mr. Alinangohan, a former guerrilla Captain whose stage name is "Professor Paz", led a troupe of dancers, singers and guitarists in a show for the carrier's crew.
The plaque behind them features a quotation from the speech given by Philippine President Manuel Quezon at USS Bataan's launching ceremonies on 1 August 1943.
For more extensive information, see Photo # NH 47859 (extended caption).

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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22 August 2000