CHRISTENING EVANSVILLE'S FIRST LST
Saturday, October 31, 1942

In this image, Mrs. DeWitt Redgrave breaks the traditional bottle of champagne on the bow of LST 157. Mrs. Redgrave was the wife of Captain DeWitt C. Redgrave, supervisor of shipbuilding for the Evansville Shipyard.

Gift of the United States Navy
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