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Photos from Shenandoah Historical Marker dedication, Sept. 1, 2002
A sign advertises the event.
All of the Speakers and the Navy Color Guard by the newly dedicated Historic Site Marker.
Betty Salzgaber and Bryan Rayner stand by the just unveiled marker. Along with Theresa the three made up the Shenandoah Commemoration Committee.
Aaron Keirns, author of "Ohio’s Airship Disaster", autographs his book. Mr. Keirns was also the keynote speaker.
Attendees visit the mobile museum that the Rayner’s have developed.
Cdr. Conway Lansdowne Hunt, USN (Ret.), grandson of the Shenandoah’s Captain, Lt. Cdr. Zachary Lansdowne, talks with attendees.
Judy Hunt, Lt. Cdr. Lansdowne’s granddaughter, displays his Annapolis class ring. The ring was missing for 12 years after the crash, but turned up in a garden at the crash site in 1937.
Photos copyright 2002 Dave Wertz. Used with permission.
Last Updated: September 8, 2002.
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