This letter from the Navy Department encourages the officers and men of the Navy and the Marine Corps to participate in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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This letter from the Navy Department encourages the officers and men of the Navy and the Marine Corps to participate in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
This primary source comes from the Records of Navy Installations Command, Navy Regions, Naval Districts, and Shore Establishments.
National Archives Identifier: 6283183
Full Citation: Olympic Games; 7/23/1923; General Correspondence, ca. 1915–1925; Records of Navy Installations Command, Navy Regions, Naval Districts, and Shore Establishments, Record Group 181; National Archives at Boston, Waltham, MA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/olympic-games/, January 12, 2026]
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