Sailors of the Year with Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee

Description

This film documents Secretary of the Navy Chafee, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) John D. Whittet, and an unidentified Admiral as they posed with the Sailor of the Year selectee from the Atlantic Fleet, Torpedoman (TM) First Class Richard William Corey (who served on the George Washington-class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine the USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602)), his wife Susan, their three sons, Richard, Robert, and Christopher, as well as the unidentified Sailor of the Year selectee from the Pacific Fleet. The Admiral and MCPON Whittet are shown as they gave remarks, and Secretary Chafee is seen as he shook hands with TM Corey and presented a Chief's hat to TM Corey and the Sailor of the Year selectee from the Pacific Fleet.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities