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                                Pictures of the Wisconsin and Crew during the 1950's
                       
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Next 4 pictures.
Storm damage during
NATO exercise
"Operation Mainbrace"
in the North Atlantic Aug.1952,
 
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The next nine photos were sent in by the family of
William D. Boswell Jr.
B Div. 1951-1955

Wm Boswell far right second up. Click on small photo for larger photo with additional names. 
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L to R: W. Boswell, W. Schoen.
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1st Row Left: Wm. Boswell,
W. Schoen
Top Row Left: LL. Overton
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Nice shot
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Transit the Panama Canal
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L to R: W. Boswell,
J. L.. Uber
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Right W. Boswell
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 Left, W. Boswell
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Tom Nowacki
A Division 1951-1954
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Next 14 photos sent in by
Gene Corsale
R Division 1951-1953
 
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Eddie Lee Yates &
Gene Corsale
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Gene Corsale, notice the cowboy  boots.
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Ships' party January 1953
Scott Center, Norfolk, VA.

 
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Equator crossing, royal baby F. A. Cruz with his can of oil.
Kiss the royal baby's belly,
YUK!!!
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Gene & Harry Oliphant
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R. W. McFeeters, R Div. standing next to vehicle & boat damage on fantail.
Next few photos show storm damage while on  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercise "Operation Mainbrace" 1952.
 
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Next two are Archive photos.
1950's Marines 40mm Gun

 

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Movie time on the mess deck.
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Photo submitted by granddaughter
Samantha (Stewart) Smith.
Donald Stewart
B Division 1950-1954
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Two additional pictures sent in by Samantha.

Cigar smoking Don


 

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Can anyone name the sailor on the left?
 
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Photo sent in by
Jerald Hinrichs
M Division 1956-1958
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Next five photos sent in by
Gene Corsale
R Division 1951-1953

 
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Gene and
Chief R. F. Chalman
 
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Next six photos sent in by
Domenic Baglivo
6th Division 1952-1956

Dom is on the right. 

 

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Christmas in Korea, 1953
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Dom took the next two photos in the early 1980's
in the Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pa.
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Photo sent in by
Tom Nowacki
"A" Div. 1951-1954
Tom hard at work making a fire flushing pump shaft.
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Next three photos were sent in by Milton Small BM3
"EX" Div 1951-1954

Milton is the 1st one on the right.
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Photo taken while at Guantanamo Bay
Milton is in the center.
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In 5 inch gun turret.
 Milton, second from left.
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The following 13 photos were sent in by
Gary Loyd
MM3 "B" Div.1955-1958
Above photo is,
A. E. Stuart JR
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L to R
Arlo Bass & Gary Loyd
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Ron Yetter
MM3 "B" Div. 1955-1958

 
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Arlo Bass on right.
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Fire room crew
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Two old salts
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Fire room crew
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Fire room Pumps
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Loading ammo in Cuba.
Bunny Bunell left,
Gary Loyd Right
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1957 Fresh water lake,
Panama
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Panama Canal
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The following two photos were sent in by
Randy Duso, brother of 
Oscar Duso.
FA Division 1956-1958
Oscar is the fourth from the left.
 
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Oscar Duso
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The following three photos were sent in by
William (Bill) Gilbert
M Division 1956-1958t
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Hold On!!!
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Next two photos were sent in by
Jack Boyette
OR Division 1954-1958

Jack in Radio 1 sending a radio message.

 
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Jack standing in front of life boat, Wis 2
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Submitted by Dom Menta.
John Fox (center) looking and listening to Burl Ives performing on the ED Sullivan Show, aboard our ship on
May 22, 1955.
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Photo sent in by,
Ron Doyle
SS Division 1957-1958

Ron deciding if he should stay home or go back to the ship.
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Next three photos sent in by
Gene Kessler   
6th Division 1953-1955.
Gene said he will send me the names of the crew members.
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Looks like bad weather
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Photo sent in by
 I. Howard Zimmerman
OI Division 1956-1957

This is a photo of Howard in his winning costume for the
"Beauty Pageant/Smoker" held aboard ship.  I'm told that
LT. Eugene Kanter, Ships Dentist, was the emcee and had a funny comment for each contestant.
 

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The following 6 photos were sent in by:
Joseph A. Sparacino
1st Division 1951-1952
L to R: J. A. Sparacino, J. Self and J. L. Anderson.
 
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Joe Sparacino
Hard at work???
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L to R: J.A. Sparacino, R.E. Stafford, J.L. Nelligan, J.A. Rivet and R.A. Coon.
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L to R: J. Self, J.A. Sparacino, J.L. Nelligan, J.L. Anderson
and G.W. Curry.
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May 1951, Shakedown cruise,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Going through the locks in the Panama Canal
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The following four photos sent in by:
Harley Nelson
FA Division 1953-1955
EM Club, Norfolk, VA. 1953
Harley is third from left.
Can anyone name the other three?

 

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L to R: Phil, Gene Pifer (3rd Div),
H. Nelson
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Harley Nelson and Don Himschoot
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Top to Bottom: Bob, Phil,
G. Pifer, D. Himschoot
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Liberty in Japan

The following four photos were sent in by John M. Anderson
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John M. Anderson
1st Division 1953-1954
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Liberty in Japan
 
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Liberty in Japan
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Received photo from
Hannah Atwell, wife of
George Atwell.
 
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Next two photos were sent in by:
Richard Brownlee
T Div. 1951-1953

USS Iowa BB-61 dead ahead.

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 Looks like all the flags
were hung to dry.

 
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Next 2 photos are from
Dom Menta's collection.

Go ahead, give it a spin

 

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Marv Fulton holding up one of the rudders.
These two photos should give you an idea of what it looks like under a Battleship.
 

                                                                                                             

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