![New Chief of Naval Ordnance assumes post. Washington, D.C. Aug. 27. Rear Admiral William [...] Furlong receiving his commission as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy, from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, (left) native of Roscoe, Pennsylvania, Rear Admiral relieves Rear Admiral Harold R. Stark, who has been transferred to Cruiser Division 2, Battleship force which he will command. 8/27/37](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzcvMTIvMzEvbmV3LWNoaWVmLW9mLW5hdmFsLW9yZG5hbmNlLWFzc3VtZXMtcG9zdC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWF1Zy0yNy1yZWFyLWFkbWlyYWwtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/401/jpg "New Chief of Naval Ordnance assumes post. Washington, D.C. Aug. 27. Rear Admiral William [...] Furlong receiving his commission as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy, from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, (left) native of Roscoe, Pennsylvania, Rear Admiral relieves Rear Admiral Harold R. Stark, who has been transferred to Cruiser Division 2, Battleship force which he will command. 8/27/37")
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New Chief of Naval Ordnance assumes post. Washington, D.C. Aug. 27. Rear Admiral William [...] Furlong receiving his commission as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy, from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, (left) native of Roscoe, Pennsylvania, Rear Admiral relieves Rear Admiral Harold R. Stark, who has been transferred to Cruiser Division 2, Battleship force which he will command. 8/27/37
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Date
1937
Contributors
Harris & Ewing, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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