Portrait of Navy Captain Richard G. Alexander

08 Aug 1967, Washington, DC, USA — Original caption: Washington, D. C.: The Navy 8/28 named Capt. Richard G. Alexander (shown in 1/26/62 file photo), of Charleston, S. C., to command the battleship USS New Jersey being refitted for duty off South Vietnam. Alexander, a veteran destroyer skipper, will take command of the 45,000 ton ship after her commissioning next year. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS