74 items in this album on 4 pages.

Commissioning ceremony of USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 17 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2Commissioning ceremony of USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 17 Sep 1944, photo 2 of 2Aerial view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944, photo 5 of 5Port bow view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Naval Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944
Commissioning ceremony of USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 17 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2Commissioning ceremony of USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 17 Sep 1944, photo 2 of 2Aerial view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944, photo 5 of 5Port bow view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Naval Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944
Starboard view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Naval Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944US Marine Corps photographer William SwisherUS Marine Corps photographer William SwisherScrapping of Marblehead in Dry Dock No. 4, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 10 Jan 1946
Starboard view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Naval Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944US Marine Corps photographer William Swisher's gear, including mascot 'Combat' of Marine Corps Depot of Supplies at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, circa 1945US Marine Corps photographer William Swisher's gear, including mascot 'Combat' of Marine Corps Depot of Supplies at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, circa 1945Scrapping of Marblehead in Dry Dock No. 4, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 10 Jan 1946
Carrier Langley being reactivated at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, Jan 1951Raising of the French flag aboard the ex-USS Langley upon being commissioned as the La Fayette in the French Navy, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, 2 Jun 1951Aerial view of the Reserve Fleet Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 19 May 1955One of the last photographs of the former USS Chester as she was towed out of the Philadelphia reserve fleet on her way to the breakers yard, 1959.
Carrier Langley being reactivated at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, Jan 1951Raising of the French flag aboard the ex-USS Langley upon being commissioned as the La Fayette in the French Navy, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, 2 Jun 1951Aerial view of the Reserve Fleet Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 19 May 1955One of the last photographs of the former USS Chester as she was towed out of the Philadelphia reserve fleet on her way to the breakers yard, 1959.
Lieutenant General Lewis Puller shouting Inactivated US Navy battleships Iowa and Wisconsin docked at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 26 Feb 1982
Lieutenant General Lewis Puller shouting 'Marine!' at the US 1st Marine Division Reunion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Aug 1968Inactivated US Navy battleships Iowa and Wisconsin docked at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 26 Feb 1982

74 items in this album on 4 pages.



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