Mugford off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 25 Oct 1937Mugford at Havana, Cuba, circa late 1937Lieutenant Commander Burke aboard his destroyer, Mugford, circa 1939-1940Officers of destroyer Mugford Ens. Robert Main, Lt. Ephraim McLean, Lt. Robert Speck, Lt. Cmdr. Arleigh Burke, Ens. Arthur Johnson, Lt. Gelzer Sims, and Lt. (jg) Robert Holmes, Jun 1939
Mugford off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 25 Oct 1937Mugford at Havana, Cuba, circa late 1937Lieutenant Commander Burke aboard his destroyer, Mugford, circa 1939-1940Officers of destroyer Mugford Ens. Robert Main, Lt. Ephraim McLean, Lt. Robert Speck, Lt. Cmdr. Arleigh Burke, Ens. Arthur Johnson, Lt. Gelzer Sims, and Lt. (jg) Robert Holmes, Jun 1939
Mugford underway, 30 Jun 1939Officers and crew of destroyer Mugford, with Lieutenant Commander Arleigh A. Burke in center, circa 1939-1940US Navy Destroyer Squadron FourMugford off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 28 Apr 1944; note US Navy camouflage Measure 32, Design 1d
Mugford underway, 30 Jun 1939Officers and crew of destroyer Mugford, with Lieutenant Commander Arleigh A. Burke in center, circa 1939-1940US Navy Destroyer Squadron Four's Mugford and Patterson performing gunnery practice, inside Great Barrier Reef, off Palm Island, Australia, 9 Oct 1942Mugford off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 28 Apr 1944; note US Navy camouflage Measure 32, Design 1d
Mugford escorted carriers Belleau Wood and Franklin, both damaged by special attack aircraft, off Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944; note MugfordMugford off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 28 Feb 1945, photo 1 of 2Mugford off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 28 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2Mugford at Pearl Harbor while being prepared for use as a target for the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests, 14 May 1946, photo 1 of 2
Mugford escorted carriers Belleau Wood and Franklin, both damaged by special attack aircraft, off Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944; note Mugford's midships 20mm gun crewsMugford off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 28 Feb 1945, photo 1 of 2Mugford off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 28 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2Mugford at Pearl Harbor while being prepared for use as a target for the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests, 14 May 1946, photo 1 of 2
Mugford at Pearl Harbor while being prepared for use as a target for the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests, 14 May 1946, photo 2 of 2Mugford
Mugford at Pearl Harbor while being prepared for use as a target for the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests, 14 May 1946, photo 2 of 2Mugford's Radio Central compartment, during Operation Crossroads, 5 Jun 1946
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