Tunney On Platform Doing Exercises
by Bettmann
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Tunney On Platform Doing Exercises
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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(Original Caption) 8/10/1941-New York, NY- In December 1940, a year before Pearl Harbor, James Forrestal, then Under-Secretary of the Navy, persuaded U.S. boxer Gene Tunney to head the Navy's physical fitness program. The former Marine Corps PFC rose to the rank of commander. Lt. Commander Tunney is shown here standing on elevated platform conducting an exercise training session for a large group of sailors. INP photo.
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