Honor memory of Protestant chaplains.

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HONOR MEMORY OF PROTESTANT CHAPLAINS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JAMES V.

FORRESTAL (LEFT) UNVEILS MEMORIAL PLAQUE HONORING

134 PROTESTANT CHAPLAINS WHO DIED IN TWO WORLD

WARS. UNVEILING TOOK PLACE DURING DEDICATION OF

NEW HEADQUARTERS OF THE GENERAL COMMISSION ON

CHAPLAINS. AT RIGHT IS DR. JOHN C. HAZEN OF NEW

YORK, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY OF THE NORTHERN

BAPTIST CONVENTION AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION

ON CHAPLAINS.

CREDIT MUST READ:

RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (VAF-WASH-11B-8-JOG-P)

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Title: Honor memory of Protestant chaplains.
Description: James V. Forrestal, Secretary of National Defense, unveiling of memorial plaque. Right foreground - Dr. Joseph C. Hazen.
Date: 1948
November 3, 1948
Subject names: Religious News Service--Archives.
General Commission on Chaplains and Armed Forces Personnel.
Northern Baptist Convention.
United States. Department of Defense.
United States. Army--Chaplains.
Forrestal, J. Vincent (James Vincent), 1892-1949.
Hazen, Joseph C.
Topics: World War, 1939-1945--Chaplains.
World War, 1914-1918--Chaplains.
Memorial rites and ceremonies--Washington (D.C.)
War memorials--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subject: Washington (D.C.)
North and Central America--United States--------District of Columbia--Washington----
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Geographic subject: Washington (D.C.)
Form: photographs
Extent: photograph : black-and-white ; 8 x 10 inches
Physical location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 18, image no. P-7878; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-...
Rights status: IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-7878
PID (Persistent Identifier): islandora:148475