516 Next 21 pictures sent by Don Wilson, K Div. 1951-1953	517	518	519
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536 K Division	537 Next 3 photos sent in by Len Dolan E Div. 1951-1952 Christmas Eve Midnight Mass 1951.  Chaplain,  LCDR Eugene J. Kapalczynski  and Len is the alter boy.	538	539 Len Dolan and  Ken O'Brien Yokosuka, Japan February 1952
540 Next 2 photos sent in by Richard E. Zinkan, M.D. EX Div. Zinkan, Pusey, Frenchy	541 Zinkan hard at work	542 Next 2 photos sent in by Richard Weldon E Div. 1955-1958 Receiving Diploma from Captain Miner- August 1956	543 Bob Baugher and  Dick Weldon
544 Next 2 photos sent in by Carl Capestrain, R Div. 1954-1956 Carl Capestrain,  Hugh Squires,  Bob Knezevich at  E.M. Club-Gitmo Cuba Feb. 6, 1956	545   Carl Capestrain June 1953	546 Next 23 photos contributed by  Dom Menta, EX Div. 1952-1956 Captain Patrick and  XO CDR Cunningham	547 EX Div. June 1953
548 Journalists and Photographers pose for photo prior to Midshipman cruise	549 Dave Haskins,  A Div. Relaxing on 5" powder cans outside the photo lab	550 Dave Haskins cooling off inside the photo lab	551 Stosh Simenc, SS Div writing a letter home
552 Stosh Simenc takes a break from laundry duty	553 Richard Johnson, PH1 in charge of photo lab	554 Richard Johnson  hard at work	555 Dom Menta testing food pack for the Air Force. How many of you remember this?
556 Dom Menta, see I did work	557 My side job giving  Sam Biondo a trim	558 Sam Biondo, B Div. heating up some soup. How do you like our makeshift stove	559 S. Simenc, R. Johnson, J. Wiggington, J. Lewis Denmark August 1955
560 D. Menta, M. Fulton,  F. Shelton 3 photographers	561 F. Shelton getting ready for helicopter photo shoot	562 Bob Walls, GM  4th Div	563 B. Poczobut, 3rd Div. Inside the 16" gun
564 J. Till, G. Fiorella,  W. Hellmann  B. Div.	565 I'm at work again taking picture of basketball team. Can you find John Fox?	566 New photographer assigned to photo lab gets initiated. Can't remember his name	567 ?, D. Menta and E. Jolly 3 Ships Photographers.
568 D. Baglivo, 6th Div. R. Peterson, 1st Div. D. Menta, EX Div.	569 Next 13 photos sent in by Richard Zinkan,  EX Div. 1952-1955. L to R D. Richards T.Majors R. Zinkan	570 XO CDR. J. W. Thomson MUC. W. B. King	571 D. Zinkan and Ski
572 MUC King, D. Zinkan, Griff	573 March Music	574 Noon concert	575 Noon concert
576 L to R  Unknown,  D. Zinkan, Lance,  C. Pendleton	577 D. Zinkan, and 4 unknowns	578 In Paris	579 Battle of the Bands
580 Formal cermonies	581 Officials visiting ship	582 Next 3 photos sent in by Earl Wiechelt, EX Div. 1951-1952 Norfolk Officer's Club early 1951, ships dance band. Earl is in the front row left end.	583 Midshipman cruise summer 1951. BB-64 Unit Band 171
584	585 Next 2 photos sent in by  Carl Capestrain, R Div. 1954-1956 L to R  C. Capestrain,  Jerry Foraker	586 L to R  R. House, Shipley and Carl	587 Photo sent in by Dick Lagle, Marine Div. 1954-1956 Dick Lagle,  Don Slaton
588 The following before and after photos were sent in by Dean Giroux, FA Div. 1956-1958 Photo taken 27 June 1957 L to R  Dean Giroux,  Mike Moran,  Bob Zimmerman,  Bob Rains	589 Photo taken 15 April 2001 L to R  Dean, Mike, Bob, and Bob  Gee they hardly aged!	590 Next 12 photos sent in by Jim B. Smith, S2 Div. Jim is on the right eating out of a pig trough as part of  new chief  ceremony. Name of new chief on left is unknown.	591 Left, Johnson  Right, Deavers S2 Div.
592 Left J. Weidwer  Right J. Smith	593 E. Deavers and J. Smith	594 Crossing the equator  initiation.   1957  Midshipmen cruise to Santiago, Chile. Pollywog Chiefs, dig the uniform of the day.	595     The Royal family, King, Queen and Baby.
596 Long line waiting to become a shellback.	597 Royal Barber	598 Royal Hangman.	599 Royal Baby is very busy. Is that John Allen from S2 Div. kissing the baby's  tummy?
600 These guys are really under the gun.	601 Panama Canal.  It doesn't look like we'll  make it, but we did.	602 Photo sent in by  Walter Lehtonen H Div. 1951-1952  L to R Don Zimmerman, Walter, Ed Hassay.	603 The following 5 photos were sent in by Mary Ellen Stamp, daughter of Raymond O'Neil
604 Ray O'Neil	605	606 Ray O'Neil	607 Ray O'Neil
608 Ronald Rhine Div. L & 3rd 1953-1956	609 Next 12 photos sent in by Henry J. Miller A  Div.  1956-1958 Bow Wave	610 Bow Wave	611 Seymour, Miller, Duff
612 Miller, Seymour, Hancock	613 Miller, Hancock	614 USS Eaton after collision	615 Doll Family, Hancock, Miller, Brest France.
616 Pier 99 NYC	617 Decommissioning Day March 8, 1958	618 The End 1958	619 H. Miller
620 Miller, Hancock	621 Next 6 Photos sent in by James Nicholson Marine Detachment 1955-1957 Photo above is James	622 Sylvestor O'Brien	623 James Nicholson
624 Marine Detachment	625   Lifeline,  Joe Merchant,  James  Nicholson on the right.	626 ?	627 Main St. Norfolk, VA 1956 Does this look familiar, guys? Magazine photo sent in by C. VanTornhout, E Div. 1946
628 1956  USS Wisconsin Wins Second Tournament  Capt. Miner and Frank Kasprzak hold the Forces A'Float trophy Next 9 photos sent in by  David P Murphy, X Div. 1956-1957	629 Intra-divisional softball champs  X-Division 1956	630 Crossing the Line	631
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636 Dave Murphy	637 Annapolis, MD Next 43 pictures sent in by  R. Zinkan, EX Div. 1952-1955	638 Wisconsin Band	639 Another sunset on the Wisconsin
640 Band gets some rest	641 D. Lance, EX Div.	642 40mm Live firing	643 More live firing
644 on the firing line	645 Quad 40's in action	646 View of the Radar	647 Refueling
648 Another great sunset	649 Rough seas	650 Rewards of a day fishing	651 Going on Liberty
652 Liberty Train to Gitmo	653 Heading Home	654 Yokosuka, Japan	655 Yokohama Bay
656 Mt. Fuji	657 Mt. Surabachi, Iwo Jima	658 A few of the 11 helicopters that were aboard during the Korean conference.	659 Ground Zero Nagasaki
660 Another sunset	661 R & R Norfolk	662 Navy Piers	663 Photo of bow from 011 deck
664 Approaching Panama Canal	665 Going through the locks	666	667
668 We made it through	669 French Restaurant Dick Zinkan, lower right	670 Good Food and Drink	671 Train to Paris
672 Moulin Rouge, Paris	673 Dick on top of Eiffel Tower	674 Depth charge drill	675 DD 770 imitating a submarine, check out 676-677.
676	677	678 Time for a cool one.	679 Fleets in drink up.
680 Helo coming or going.	681 John Pitzl "B" Div. 1953-1954 Next 4 photos sent in by John Pitzl.	682 John with Hong Kong in the background. 1953	683 Phillip Welsch, "B" Div.
684 L to R P.Hornsby, J.Pitzl, P.Welsch, 1953	685 Sam Biondo, "B" Div. Dom Menta, 3rd Div / EX Div. 1952-1956 The following 20 pictures, contributed by D. Menta.	686 Left Sam Biondo other fighter unknown.	687 May 15,1953 coming into New York harbor. The following 14 pictures,  were taken during our stay in New York, May 15 to the 18th 1953.
688 Just a few people waiting to visit the ship.	689	690 Just think these kids are in their 50's today.	691
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696	697	698	699 Miss Armed Forces needs a hand. Our guys are always willing to help. Right Guys?
700 Miss Armed Forces	701 USS Macon CA132 coming along side for a high line transfer. June 1953	702	703
704 Safely aboard.

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