I was invited to start a thread on this subject since there may be some members who have items of historical interest they may wish to share. I'll start it off with a couple pics taken by my father during his time in the USN from 1936-1960.
This one is some USS Astoria sailors getting some machine gun practice in the Far East during the Sino-Japanese Hostilities of 1937. Dad was ships company.
Pic of the USS Astoria (CA-34) leaving Long Beach in 1936. CA-34 saw significant action in WWII, but was eventually sunk during the Solomon's campaign in Aug '42. Dad was one of the survivors, and subsequently transferred to a destroyer running convoy escort in the N. Atlantic.
This one is some USS Astoria sailors getting some machine gun practice in the Far East during the Sino-Japanese Hostilities of 1937. Dad was ships company.
Pic of the USS Astoria (CA-34) leaving Long Beach in 1936. CA-34 saw significant action in WWII, but was eventually sunk during the Solomon's campaign in Aug '42. Dad was one of the survivors, and subsequently transferred to a destroyer running convoy escort in the N. Atlantic.