Old Navy Photos

[CaddmannQ]

These are some things from my dad's tour in the Navy during the last year of WW-II.

He was wounded serving on the Columbus, and send home from the pacific fleet on the hospital ship Henderson.

The Columbus could carry and launch a Seahawk float plane from a crane on the "fantail".








Navy Day on the Hudson river 1945:



The Henderson was a WW-I troop transport and converted hospital ship.


A brochure from visitor's day on the Columbus:


Dad at 17 years old:


You can see where I get my good looks.

 

[MikeD]

Oh wait...











Seriously, cool pics.

 

[saphelps]

Thanks for the pics! Building a model of USS Baltimore and trying to convert to Korean era, which was Father-in-law's ship #73 (USS Saint Paul). Trick is getting the two cranes to a single with no aircraft launcher. His watch ended 10 years ago so wanted to do this for the wife. If I could find some logs, that'd be icing on the cake.

 

[Conn 500]

My Dad enlisted in 1943 at the age of 17. Pacific Theatre (20 and 40mm gunner): would climax during the Kamikaze attacks during Okinawa. He contracted malaria and took the long ride back to Pearl and 6 months hospitalization. He was sick on a hospital ship when the first atomic bomb was dropped. Quite a Generation. My Dad passed in 2012 at 88 years old.

 

[meanstreak]

The greatest generation. If it weren't for them none of us would speak or read English.

 

[John A.]

Thanks for sharing your stories gentlemen.