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Stern view of USS Gar off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 22 Nov 1943Chief Motor Machinist Mate Jim Ellis holding two puppies aboard USS Gar, date unknownUS Navy Cmdr Marshal Austin welcoming submariners Lt Cmdr Philip Eckert and Lt (jg) William Wingate, both of USS Gar, to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, Aug 1945US Navy sailors Roscoe Wells and Bernard Manning holding USS Gar
Stern view of USS Gar off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 22 Nov 1943Chief Motor Machinist Mate Jim Ellis holding two puppies aboard USS Gar, date unknownUS Navy Cmdr Marshal Austin welcoming submariners Lt Cmdr Philip Eckert and Lt (jg) William Wingate, both of USS Gar, to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, Aug 1945US Navy sailors Roscoe Wells and Bernard Manning holding USS Gar's battle flag, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, Aug 1945
USS Gar arriving Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 19 Aug 1945. Note the exceptionally long commissioning pennant with balloon known as a "Going Home" pennant that was common when heading home after the war
USS Gar arriving Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 19 Aug 1945. Note the exceptionally long commissioning pennant with balloon known as a "Going Home" pennant that was common when heading home after the war

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