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D156431-57C
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- 1969-06-28 (Creation)
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Tacoma Centennial Parade. 4-star Admiral James S. Russell was the grand marshall of the June 28, 1969, Tacoma Centennial Parade. He is pictured above with his wife Geraldine in a Victorian coach. Admiral Russell, a graduate of Stadium High School at age 15, was a Navy flier, designer of aircraft carriers, commander of nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, and commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Southern Europe. The much-decorated admiral, nicknamed "Gentleman Jim," would retire in 1965 after 43 years of service. He would pass away in his Lakewood home in April of 1996, at age 93. A tribute to Admiral Russell was printed in the Congressional Record.
Russell, James S.; Russell, James S.--Family; Admirals--Tacoma; Tacoma Centennial Parade (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Centennial celebrations--Tacoma; Carriages & coaches--Tacoma--1960-1970; Coach drivers;