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	103k	John William Ditter was born in Philadelphia 5 September 1888. He received a law degree from Temple University Law School in 1913, following which he taught in the Philadelphia public schools and practiced law. Ditter was selected to Congress from the 17th District of Pennsylvania in 1932, and during his years in Washington served on the House Committee on Appropriations. He also was a member of the subcommittee on Navy Department appropriation bills, and at the time of his death was ranking minority member. Congressman Ditter was a supporter of a strong Navy and vitally interested in its welfare. He was killed in a single engine two-seater Navy airplane crash while flying in heavy rain near Lancaster, Pa., 21 November 1943. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.		Bill Gonyo
	123k	As DM-31, Norfolk, VA January 1945. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 3d.		Marc Piché
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CDR Robert Roy Sampson    Jul 19 1944 - Sep 28 1945

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