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Christmas holiday party for disadvantaged children of San Pedro, California, United States aboard battleship USS California, Dec 1921USS Saratoga (foreground), USS Langley (center), USS Lexington (background) and other warships off San Pedro, California, United States, 1930s
Christmas holiday party for disadvantaged children of San Pedro, California, United States aboard battleship USS California, Dec 1921USS Saratoga (foreground), USS Langley (center), USS Lexington (background) and other warships off San Pedro, California, United States, 1930s
USS San Francisco at anchor, off San Pedro, California, United States, 22 Apr 1935Officers and crew of USS Louisville, San Pedro, California, United States, 23 Mar 1940
USS San Francisco at anchor, off San Pedro, California, United States, 22 Apr 1935Officers and crew of USS Louisville, San Pedro, California, United States, 23 Mar 1940
Keel of USS Cassin Young at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, San Pedro, California, United States, 18 Mar 1943Launching of USS Cassin Young, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, San Pedro, California, United States, 12 Sep 1943
Keel of USS Cassin Young at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, San Pedro, California, United States, 18 Mar 1943Launching of USS Cassin Young, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, San Pedro, California, United States, 12 Sep 1943
Commissioning ceremony of USS Cassin Young, San Pedro, California, United States, 31 Dec 1943; note USS Preston at left and USS Comfort at rightCasablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay at San Pedro, California, United States, 30 May 1944 in her new Measure 32, Design 15A paint scheme.
Commissioning ceremony of USS Cassin Young, San Pedro, California, United States, 31 Dec 1943; note USS Preston at left and USS Comfort at rightCasablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay at San Pedro, California, United States, 30 May 1944 in her new Measure 32, Design 15A paint scheme.
Twin mounted 5-inch/38 caliber gun turret aboard destroyer Gwin, Bethlehem San Pedro shipyard, California, United States, 29 Sep 1944, one day before her commissioning; note expended casings in netting beside the turret.Light cruiser USS St. Louis at San Pedro, California at the conclusion of drydock repairs, 5 Oct 1944. Note Measure 32, Design 2C paint and all main batteries trained to starboard.
Twin mounted 5-inch/38 caliber gun turret aboard destroyer Gwin, Bethlehem San Pedro shipyard, California, United States, 29 Sep 1944, one day before her commissioning; note expended casings in netting beside the turret.Light cruiser USS St. Louis at San Pedro, California at the conclusion of drydock repairs, 5 Oct 1944. Note Measure 32, Design 2C paint and all main batteries trained to starboard.
Drydock No. 1 at San Pedro, California, United States, one of the largest drydocks on the west coast, full of ships for upkeep, repair, and conversion, Jul 1945.
Drydock No. 1 at San Pedro, California, United States, one of the largest drydocks on the west coast, full of ships for upkeep, repair, and conversion, Jul 1945.


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US 69th Infantry Division Captain Hans Trefousse posing with a SdKfz 165 self-propelled gun that he had captured by persuading the German crew to surrender on 25 Apr 1945, near Wurzen, Sachsen, Germany

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