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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 22, 1961 reads "Joe Woo, center, receives certificate of appreciation from Cmdr. Douglas F. George, USNR, in behalf of the U. S. Navy League for outstanding services in the interest of community information and education. Woo was narrator, with Jimmy Wallington, for league-sponsored film 'Challenge to Americans.' North Hollywood Kiwanis Club President Herbert J. Penfield Jr. is at right." Woo owns and operates Woo's Chinese Kitchen restaurant in North Hollywood.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 19 cm. Photographic prints
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