Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, Sep 1939. Two years later, this ship would go on to fire the United States’ first shot of the Pacific War.

Caption     Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, Sep 1939. Two years later, this ship would go on to fire the United States’ first shot of the Pacific War. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   NH50265
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Photos at Same Place Vallejo, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Sep 2016

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".
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WW2-Era Place Name Vallejo, California, United States
Lat/Long 38.0520, -122.3017
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