“On this day in history” Battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) commissioned into US Navy, 1944

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“On this day in history” 11 June 1944, the Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) was commissioned into the United States Navy at the New York Navy Yard.

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USS Missouri commissioning ceremony, 11 June 1944 (NH 96795).

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