US Navy Chaplain N. D. Lindner leading a memorial service aboard USS South Dakota for men lost to air attacks, off Guam, 1 Jul 1944

Caption   US Navy Chaplain N. D. Lindner leading a memorial service aboard USS South Dakota for men lost to air attacks, off Guam, 1 Jul 1944 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-238322
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 9 Oct 2006

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
28 Apr 2009 05:05:23 PM

my father served aboard the USS South Dakota during most of WWII and this is the best informaton i have found on this ship
2. Paul W. Lindner says:
16 Mar 2012 04:14:53 PM

My father is the Chaplain in the picture. He died in 1961, having achieved the rank of Captain.

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