Record 903/1708 Catalog Record People & Organizations Exhibit Page Home Search Description  A booklet for the commissioning of the USS Glover (ADGE-1) at the Boston Naval Shipyard Boston, MA on 13 November 1965. This booklet contains: 1. Description of the coat of arms of the ship 2. History to date of the ship and names of the co-sponsors, Mrs. William F. Pedersen and Mrs. Claude V. Signor 3. A Copy of a painting and a short biography of Gen. John Glover. 4. A photo and description of the USS Glover and it's mission. 5. Photos and short biographies of the co-sponsors. 6. Photo and copy of a letter from Paul H. Nitze, Sect. of the Navy 7. Photo and copy of a letter from David L. McDonald, CNO 8. Photos of Admirals William B. Sieglaff, Edward A. Ruckner and Frank C. Jones and James F. Goodrich Pres. of Bath Iron Works Corp. 9. Two Photos of the Christening on 17 April 1965 10. Program for the Commissioning Ceremony 11. Significance of Naval Commissioning 12. Photo of the launching and statistics of the ship 13. Photo and biography of Vice Admiral Charles E. Weakley, U.S.N. 14. Photo and biography of Commander William Wellington Wilson, USN, CO of USS Glover 15. Photo of LCDR Thomas J. Glancy, Jr. XO of USS Glover 16. Photos of the ship's Dept. Heads 17. Photos of the Officers 18. List of the Chief Petty Officers and the crew. Listed by departments.

Commissioning U.S.S. Glover (ADGE-1) -Topic: People and Organizations -This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission USS Glover, Commissioning COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission and may not be used in any form without prior permission. When using this image with permission, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Marblehead Historical Commission, Marblehead, MA.

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