Captain Henry G. Sanchez
Object NamePhotograph
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Historic Owner
Henry G. Sanchez
DateNovember 4, 1946
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of Intrepid Museum. P00.2014.48.02
Object numberP00.2014.48.02
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Vertical image of Captain Henry G. Sanchez standing at a microphone on the hangar deck reading of USS Intrepid from a piece of paper. He is wearing a uniform jacket with the rank of captain on his sleeve and a white combination cap. A doorway and ladder of the hangar deck are visible behind him. The photograph was taken during a change of command ceremony when Captain Henry G. Sanchez was relieved of duty by Commander A.A. Geisser.The back of the photograph has a handwritten caption in black handwritten script, “Nov 4 1946 Capt Sanchez relieved of command of USS Intrepid by Commander Geizer”.
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