FDR: “Built by American workers in American yards, she will hereafter fly…”

On the recordAugust 5, 1942

Built by American workers in American yards, she will hereafter fly the brave Ensign of The Netherlands.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Remarks on the Presentation of a Submarine Chaser to Queen Wilhelmina for the Dutch Navy

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FDR: “Built by American workers in American yards, she will hereafter fly the brave Ensign of The Netherlands.”