Navy
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Photo of Paul Virgil Riggie taken sometime during his service in the US Navy as a Seaman during World War 2.
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Photo of Harold Junior Potts taken sometime between 1943-1945 while serving as a Machinist Mate in the US Navy during World War 2.
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A photo of James Stanley Hauser
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A photo of Thomas A. Hodges Jr.
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A photo of William Lew Phillips in the Navy. Father of Doris Ann Phillips Trexler
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A photo of George William Trexler
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A photo of George William "Bill" Trexler
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A photo of John F Filz
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A photo of Harry Hugh Merrywell
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A photo of James Mahathy
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A photo of Wilbur Eugene Pike
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A photo of John Duval Clarke, born in Bethesda 7th December 1894, later moved to Bangor.
Second son of Amilius and Ellen Clarke of High St Bangor.
Prior to WW1 he was serving his apprenticeship in Coventry at the Humber Engineering Works who made bicycles.
He enlisted in Birmingham on 17th September 1914 and was sent to the Dardanelles Where he was shot and died the following day from a gunshot wound to his head. He was just 20 years old.
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A photo of Ray S Meyers
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Merchant Marine, WWII
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Nine sons wore their Navy uniforms as they escorted the body of their father John D. Schneider Sr. at his funeral at Plymouth. Robert, Franklin, Donald, Earl, Ted, John, Walter, William, Ernst
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Jacob Olmeda taking a picture topside the USS Finback SSN 670 crossing the Panama Canal.
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The photo shows the bow of a warship plunging into a big wave. Four large guns are visible at the bottom of the photo. The caption reads: "Heavy Seas coming over Foc'sl (forecastle). 12-8-13"
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Postcard showing a warship in rough seas. The ship's lattice masts are just visible behind a big wave. The caption reads: "Man-O-War -- when the seas are rolling high."
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A postcard showing an American battleship in rough seas. Caption reads "An American Battle Ship in heavy Sea." The ship's lattice masts are just visible behind a big wave.
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A photo of Cattle being loaded aboard a French dreadnought Caption reads: "French Dreadnought being stocked with live cattle from a transport."
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There is nothing written on this postcard, but I believe it dates from World War I. There are many civilians, including women, on deck among the sailors. The sailors appear to be wearing hats with pompons on top - probably French.
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A photo of William James Green in the US Navy, World War II
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A photo of Steven James Berray
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A photo of Woodrow W Underkoffler
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A photo of Joseph Sansevero - Volunteer at US Navy Stables in TN
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A photo of Frank Joseph Slipka Jr Navy
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A photo of Marvin James Nutt serving in the U. S. Navy
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A photo of Marvin Lee Noble's commemorative medal for serving n the US Navy during The Great War (WWI)
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A photo of Kenneth R. (Straczek) Noble
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A photo of Warren Lee Lewis, WWII, USNavy, NAS Jacksonville, FL
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A photo of Joseph Venning Knott
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Heres a whole page of my pawpaw larry during his time he served in war. I wish I could talk to some of the people in these pictures! I bet they have lots of funny stories!!
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Pawpaw Honeycutt looks so proud! Thank you for fighting for me and for everyone! Miss you so much.... He was on the uss hopeless
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Im not to sure where this was taken i know he served in the Vietnam war. My pawpaw passed when I was 9 im now 31....I have lots of great memories with this man...i miss him so much. Id like to try and find the guy standing in the back ground see if he can tell me any funny stories about my pawpaw while they was at war.
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A photo of Larry William Honeycutt in the Navy.
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A photo of Lester Leon Westling II
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A photo of Gary White (born in Gering, Nebraska) son of Eldon White and Ruth (Driscoll) White. Picture taken during service in the US Navy.
Wife of Gary: Karol May Ecdahl (Ekdahl) White
Nickname: Smiley
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A photo of Edwin John Piotroski
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