Group photographs, page 12 – Armed Guard

Armed Guard School Band at USO Gulfport, Mississippi. Front Row: Bob Scholle, Glen Koch, Leo Olah, Bob Roberts and Bill Kovocevic. Guitar player is Jimmy Ball and at piano is George (last name unknown)

"Two arms of the Law." MAA Tommy Alleghetti and Officer Ben Briskin, October 1944

Movie star Carol Landis Jitter bugging to promote March of Dimes, January 1945

Armed Guard Band at Karney, New Jersey, October 1944. Lt. J. Peace pictured center

Entertainer Woody Herman, Old Gold Show, 1945

Commander Knowlton looking across New York Harbor

Commander William J. Coakley, 1945

View of New York Harbor from the U.S. Navy Armed Guard Center

Thanksgiving at the USN Armed Guard Center, November 25, 1945

Saxophone section of the USN Armed Guard Band, 1945

USN Armed Guard Center main deck, April 14, 1945. A.T. Mannarino and C.F. Korker.

Shipmates from the Richard B. Anderson. L. to R: Nipper, Parkins, Weilend, Briney, and Willis.

Mascot Spinney of the SS John P. Altgeld

U.S.N. Armed Guard World War II Veterans Association

The U.S.N. Armed Guard World War II Veterans Association is the official organization of U.S. Navy Armed Guard veterans. PLEASE NOTE With the passing of CA Lloyd in November 2021, no new activity has taken place with the exception of Armed Guard Veteran Clarence “Korky” Korker in Florida taking up the effort. All mailing lists are lost and I do not have any of CA’s information. I would like to keep the Veterans Association alive and hope that AG Veteran family members will help to contribute to keeping their memory alive by contributing to this site. Regards, Craig Staley Armed Guard veterans and family members are invited to contribute tothe U.S.N. Armed Guard World War II Veterans Association via this web site, and veterans and their families are encouraged to contact the web master for other information and publications about the Armed Guard. The Association endorses, encourages and contributes to the Armed Guard website but does not own, control, fund or maintain the website. In the past, the Association had published newsletters, which are a very informative media. The newsletter, The Pointer, and provides other services for its members. Information on individual Armed Guard personnel and the ships in which they served may be available from the Association. Please see this web site for pas archived The Pointers. The Association has a number of local chapters in various locations across the United States. News of meetings, local and regional events, reunions and other activities is available on this website, and in each issue of The Pointer. If applying for membership in the U.S.N. Armed Guard World War II Veterans Association, please submit information to the Association using these forms (page 1 and page 2), and mail to the address above.

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