Charles McLafferty with his family during the ceremony held to celebrate the arrival of the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay.
In 1962, after learning that the World War II battleship was to be scrapped, the state legislature established a commission to study the possibility of acquiring the vessel. Through the efforts of that commission and the contributions of private citizens (who raised more than $750,000 for the effort...
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/141964 |