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United States Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews (1949-1951) is shown having just stepped off a Navy airplane as he arrives at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. He is being welcomed by a group of military personnel giving a honor salute. This photograph is part of a scrapbook entitled "Hon. Francis P. Matthews, the Secretary of the Navy visits Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands on Sunday, 19 November 1950."