Mrs. Harry B. England, mother of Ensign John C. England christening USS England (DE-635) named for her son with a bottle of champagne at Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard in San Francisco
The destroyer is named for her son, Ensign John C. England died December 7, 1941 aboard USS Oklahoma (BB-37). Credit: USN via NHHC 19-N-51897 Date: September 26, 1943
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