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| Stern view of USS Gar off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 22 Nov 1943 | Chief Motor Machinist Mate Jim Ellis holding two puppies aboard USS Gar, date unknown |
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| US Navy Cmdr Marshal Austin welcoming submariners Lt Cmdr Philip Eckert and Lt (jg) William Wingate, both of USS Gar, to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, Aug 1945 | US Navy sailors Roscoe Wells and Bernard Manning holding USS Gar's battle flag, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, Aug 1945 |
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| USS Gar arriving Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 19 Aug 1945. Note the exceptionally long commissioning pennant with balloon known as a "Going Home" pennant that was common when heading home after the war |
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