Joseph G. Hitner
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Joseph G. Hitner owned an iron works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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He purchased many United States Navy
ships in the early 1900s, converting some of them to merchant ships and scrapping others.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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He purchased many United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
ships in the early 1900s, converting some of them to merchant ships and scrapping others.