Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer
The 1929 commissioning plaque for the USS Saratoga, CV-3, is back home at the corner of Broadway and Grove Street, fastened to the side of the Saratoga Springs City Center.
The commissioning plaque was first placed at the site in 1949 when it was affixed to the Veterans Memorial Home in the company of the Saratoga's ship's bell.
``This was presented by the U.S. Navy in 1946 to the city. The bell is out at the Saratoga National Cemetery. We're a very fortunate community to have both the bell and the plaque,'' said Supervisor Philip Klein of the USS Saratoga Welcome Home Committee.
The plaque was …
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