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23rd Regiment Armory
23rd Regiment Armory

Top brass

Four military officers (three standing, one seated) conferring over map spread out on desk, probably in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. Caption: "TOP BRASS: Brooklyn's largest National Guard unit, in addition to weekly drill sessions in the armory, is administered a solid dose of firing range training during the Spring at Camp Smith, near Peekskill. Mapping plans for the first 'weekend shoot' of 1952 are, left to right, George F. Kennedy of 62 Newell St., Maj. Christopher D. Doyle of 1067 E. 2d St., Col. C. W. Butt of Newburgh, commanding officer of the 106th, and Maj. Harry Farrell of 695 Anderson Ave., Franklin Square."

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