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On Fri. 30 Aug 1940 Rear Admiral Charles S. Freeman relieved Rear Admi.....

1940-08-30

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Rear Admiral Charles S. Freeman relieved Rear Admiral Edward B. Fenner as the Commandant of the US Navy Thirteenth Naval District and as the Commandant of the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington, United States.

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