West Virginia Governor John D. Rockefeller IV, (facing camera) talks with Senator Jennings Randolph (D-W. VA). They are aboard the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978) for a ceremony to adopt it as the flagship for the state of West Virginia. The ship is underway near Norfolk, Virginia

West Virginia Governor John D. Rockefeller IV, left, talks with Senator Jennings Randolph (D-W. VA). They are aboard the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978) for a ceremony to adopt it as the flagship for the state of West Virginia. The ship is underway near Norfolk, Virginia

West Virginia Governor John D. Rockefeller IV, left, talks to a constituent attending a ceremony aboard the USS STUMP (DD 978) to adopt the destroyer as the flagship for the state of West Virginia. Senator Jennings Randolph (D-W. VA), stands to the right. The ship is underway near Norfolk, Virginia

West Virginia Governor John D. Rockefeller IV speaks during a ceremony aboard the USS STUMP (DD 978) to adopt the destroyer as the flagship for the state of West Virginia. Standing behind him is Senator Jennings Randolph (D-W. VA), center, and Congressman Alan B. Mollohan (D-W. VA). The ship is underway near Norfolk, Virginia

West Virginia Governor John D. Rockefeller IV speaks during a ceremony to adopt the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978) as the flagship for the state of West Virginia. The ship is underway near Norfolk, Virginia

West Virginia Governor John D. Rockefeller IV talks with Senator Jennings Randolph (D-W. VA), center foreground, on the pier after attending a ceremony aboard the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978) to adopt the destroyer as the flagship for the state of West Virginia

West Virginia Governor John D. Rockefeller IV, (facing camera) talks with Senator Jennings Randolph (D-W. VA). They are aboard the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978) for a ceremony to adopt it as the flagship for the state of West Virginia. The ship is underway near Norfolk, Virginia

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: USS Stump (DD 978)

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joan Zopf

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

02/07/1984

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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West Virginia Governor John D. Rockefeller IV, (facing camera) talks with Senator Jennings Randolph (D-W. VA). They are aboard the destroyer USS STUMP (DD 978) for a ceremony to adopt it as the flagship for the state of West Virginia. The ship is underway near Norfolk, Virginia

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