New Quartermaster of devil dogs takes oath. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Named to succeed Sen. Rugh ? Matthews, retired, as Quartermaster of the U.S. Marine Corps., Brig. Gen. Seth Williams, (right) was today sworn in by Major Gen. Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the Devil Dogs, 12/1/37
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"New Quartermaster of devil dogs takes oath. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Named to succeed Sen. Rugh ? Matthews, retired, as Quartermaster of the U.S. Marine Corps., Brig. Gen. Seth Williams, (right) was today sworn in by Major Gen. Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the Devil Dogs, 12/1/37" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Quartermaster_of_devil_dogs_takes_oath._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._1._Named_to_succeed_Sen._Rugh_(%3F)_Matthews,_retired,_as_Quartermaster_of_the_U.S._Marine_Corps.,_Brig._Gen._Seth_Williams,_LCCN2016872687.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 290450.
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