Original sentence: Thornton was laid down on 3 June 1918 and launched on 2 March 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation;  sponsored by Miss Marcia Thornton Davis; and placed in commission at Boston, Massachusetts on 15 July 1919, Commander A
Edited sentence: Thornton was laid down on 3 June 1918 and launched on 2 March 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation; sponsored by Miss Marcia Thornton Davis; and placed in commission at Boston, Massachusetts on 15 July 1919, Commander A