Lieutenant Commander R. B. Miller administering the oath of enlistment to Raymond C. Lyon at the U.S. Navy recruiting station in the Federal Building in Birmingham, Alabama.

An American flag and a portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt are hanging on the wall behind them. This photograph was published in the Birmingham News on January 17, 1971, with the following caption: "The Navy's His Gift - For 10 years now - ever since he was 10 years old - Raymond C...

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Main Author:	Little, Pete
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/146994

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Lieutenant Commander R. B. Miller administering the oath of enlistment to Raymond C. Lyon at the U.S. Navy recruiting station in the Federal Building in Birmingham, Alabama. Little, Pete
fulltopic	Photographs Lyon, Raymond Carl; Miller, R. B.; Flags--United States; Military officers; Sailors; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	An American flag and a portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt are hanging on the wall behind them. This photograph was published in the Birmingham News on January 17, 1971, with the following caption: "The Navy's His Gift - For 10 years now - ever since he was 10 years old - Raymond Carl Lyon, of Columbiana, has been plotting to join the United States Navy. He vowed he'd join up the very day he came of age. Friday was the day, the seventeenth anniversary of his birth. He was born Jan. 17, 1924. Young men are not eligible for the Navy until they become 17. Raymond is shown above at left, as Lieut. Comdr. R. B. Miller placed him under oath at the Navy Recruiting Station int he Federal Building. Shortly after, he and another contingent of Alabama boys left for a navy training station. Raymond is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Lyon, of Columbiana, and a former student of Columbiana High School."
spelling	BN0028181_01BN0028181Lieutenant Commander R. B. Miller administering the oath of enlistment to Raymond C. Lyon at the U.S. Navy recruiting station in the Federal Building in Birmingham, Alabama.An American flag and a portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt are hanging on the wall behind them. This photograph was published in the Birmingham News on January 17, 1971, with the following caption: "The Navy's His Gift - For 10 years now - ever since he was 10 years old - Raymond Carl Lyon, of Columbiana, has been plotting to join the United States Navy. He vowed he'd join up the very day he came of age. Friday was the day, the seventeenth anniversary of his birth. He was born Jan. 17, 1924. Young men are not eligible for the Navy until they become 17. Raymond is shown above at left, as Lieut. Comdr. R. B. Miller placed him under oath at the Navy Recruiting Station int he Federal Building. Shortly after, he and another contingent of Alabama boys left for a navy training station. Raymond is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Lyon, of Columbiana, and a former student of Columbiana High School."1941-011940-1949Little, PeteBirmingham NewsC1-03997Lyon, Raymond Carl; Miller, R. B.; Flags--United States; Military officers; Sailors; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/146994
title	Lieutenant Commander R. B. Miller administering the oath of enlistment to Raymond C. Lyon at the U.S. Navy recruiting station in the Federal Building in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Lieutenant Commander R. B. Miller administering the oath of enlistment to Raymond C. Lyon at the U.S. Navy recruiting station in the Federal Building in Birmingham, Alabama.

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