USS_Hancock_(CVA-19)_off_Pearl_Harbor_1968.jpg


Summary

Description The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) leaves Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), en route to Vietnam after a change of command ceremony for Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Adm. John S. McCain relieved Adm. Ulysses S. Grant Sharp on 31 July 1968. Hancock was deployed to Vietnam from 18 July 1968 to 3 March 1969.
Date
Source Official U.S. Navy photograph [1] available on Navsource.org .
Author USN

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James, Maddox

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31 July 1968