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Card with printed script text, invitation to Mrs. R. L and Miss Carol Montfort to the commissio…
USS Intrepid Commissioning Invitation
Card with printed script text, invitation to Mrs. R. L and Miss Carol Montfort to the commissio…
Card with printed script text, invitation to Mrs. R. L and Miss Carol Montfort to the commissioning ceremony for USS Intrepid on August 16, 1943

USS Intrepid Commissioning Invitation

Object NameInvitation Envelope
Historic Owner
Association
DateAugust 7, 1943
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of Richard Lee Montfort. A2016.23
Object numberA2016.23
DescriptionExtent: 1 folder

Invitation; Invitation to the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11). The invitation invites "Mrs. R.L. and Miss Carol Montfort" to Intrepid's commissioning ceremony at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia on August 16, 1943 at 2 o'clock. The number on the back of the card is 257.

Envelope; is addressed to "Mrs. R.L. and Miss Carol Montfort // 3 William Street // Valley Stream, New York." Postage is marked August 7, 1943 from Newport News, VA.
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