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Manning the Olympia

1919

During the battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish American War, the USS Olympia was the Admiral Dewey's flagship. It also transported the body of the Unknown Soldier from France to the United States after World War I.

National Archives - Mid Atlantic Region (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Records of the Naval Districts and Shore Establishments

Tags

• Ships
• Spanish-American War
• World War I

Additional Resources

• NARA's Mid Atlantic Region (Center City Philadelphia)
• Documenting United States Naval Activities During the Spanish-American War