Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen (in grey uniform) with other officers of USS Sanborn, 1945Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen holding binoculars aboard USS Sanborn, 1945, photo 1 of 2Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen holding binoculars aboard USS Sanborn, 1945, photo 2 of 2Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen with binoculars, circa 1945
Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen (in grey uniform) with other officers of USS Sanborn, 1945Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen holding binoculars aboard USS Sanborn, 1945, photo 1 of 2Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen holding binoculars aboard USS Sanborn, 1945, photo 2 of 2Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen with binoculars, circa 1945
Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, aboard APA Sanborn, 1945Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, New Caledonia, 1945
Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, aboard APA Sanborn, 1945Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, New Caledonia, 1945
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