Name/Title
The Change of Command Scrapbook of Captain James CainScope and Content
A scrapbook filled with photographs from the Change of Command ceremony that took place aboard the USS Yorktown (CVS-10).Context
This change of command took place on January 12, 1966 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Captain James Cain was relieved of his post, and Captain William McCully Jr. took over as the USS Yorktown's captain.
James B. Cain was a World War II Navy Ace who served as the twenty-first captain of the USS Yorktown (CVS-10) from June 11, 1965 to May 7, 1966.Collection
Collection of Captain James B. CainAcquisition
Accession
2000.00009Source or Donor
James Bernice "Jim" CainAcquisition Method
GiftUpdate Date
July 9, 2025