John C. Stennis at McCain Field

Creator

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Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#], John C. Stennis Collection. Mississippi Political Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Description

Senator Stennis (left) stands in front of a plaque dedicated to the Admiral John S. McCain who served in the United Stated Navy. The senator stands with an officer in white at McCain Field in Meridian, Mississippi. The plaque reads,"McCain Field. Dedicated to the memory of Admiral John S. McCain, United States Navy, 1884-1945. His Conception of the aggressive use of fast carriers as the principal instrument for bringing about the quick reduction of Japanese defensive capabilities was one of the basic forces in the evolution of naval strategy in the Pacific War. Sept. 1902-Sept. 1943.

Contributor(s)

Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995

Subjects

John C. Stennis; McCain Field; Meridian; Lauderdale County; John Stennis in Mississippi; Stennis

Geographic Location

McCain Field

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

1 photograph : b&w ; 3 1/2 x 5 in.

Format (Digital)

JPEG

Digital ID

jcs_1715.jpg

Physical ID

JCS 1715

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Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi Political Collections, Senator Stennis around Mississippi

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

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Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.