| Caption | Â Â Â | Henrietta McCormick Hill, wife of Alabama senator Lister Hill, christening battleship Alabama at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 16 Feb 1942 ww2dbase | ||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via navsource.org | ||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 16 Feb 1942 | ||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | ||||||
| Added By | Â | C. Peter Chen | ||||||
| Added Date | Â | 17 May 2013 | ||||||
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