Richard L Boone, S 1/c Armed Guard 1944-1945
George Gable - George served on the SS Amos G Throop and the SS Battle Mountain, a tanker
Dave Williams manning the 20 MM - Dave served on the SS Thomas Nelson, SS Topila, SS Absaroka, SS Albert E Watts, SS Mission San Luis Obispo and the SS Esso Camden
Dave Williams is in the center in the picture below
Crew of the SS Hawaiian Shipper. Cliff Black is first row, fourth from the left.
Crew of the SS Ochoco. Maynard Ratcliff is second from right on the front row.
Gun Crew of the SS William G Fargo
Fred Westbrook (SS Ring Lardner) and Austin Westbrook, USAAF
Austin Westbrook, USAAF and Fred Westbrook (SS Ring Lardner)
Charles E. Washburn, RM 2/C
Armed Guard Gun Crew with 5" 38 Gun
Armed Guard Veteran Gerry Greaves of Foster, Rhode Island
Some of the Armed Guard gun crew on the SS Claymont Victory in early 1944
Armed Guard Veteran Dewey Capriotti (Center) is congratulated by Retired Major General Rocco Negris (Right) on being awarded the NJ Distinguished Service Medal
Armed Guard Gunnery Class at Hoffman Island near New York
Section 45 - U.S. Maritime Service Training Station - Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY - Feb 26, 1945 (Names available by request)
U.S. Maratime Service Training Station - Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY
U.S. Maratime Service Training Station - Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY
Armed Guard Crew at Treasure Island. Jay Larson is at extreme left in back row
Jay Larson in 1944
Jay Larson as a Policeman
Jay Larson as a State Farm Agent
Jay Larson retired in 1992
Armed Guard gun crew practicing with their new five inch gun
Armed Guards from SS James W Johnston in Port Said, Egypt. Ed Kushner of Malvern, PA standing on left.
The classic three inch fifty dual purpose gun
Public toilet in Bari, Italy
Commander William J. Coakley, Commander of the Brooklyn Navy Armed Guard Center
Brooklyn Navy Armed Guard Center change of command
Mr. C. A. Lloyd, Chairman of Armed Guard Vets Association
Norman Frost Gabrielsen - From his service record: Meritorious Performance of Duty - Performed creditable service as a member of the Armed Guard Crew of a merchant vessel during the battle of Salerno Bay 11 to 17 September 1943. Throughout the six day period during which the ship was subjected to some 35 air attacks, the men of the Navy gun crew gallantly manned their battle stations and set up a sustained and accurate barrage of shellfire which inflicted severe damage on the hostile planes. This entry made in accordance with approved recommendation of Navy Department Board of Decorations and Awards. L.W. Timmins - Officer in Charge
Gun Crew at Muster on one of Tom Bowerman's Ships
David Lesesne - Armed Guard
SS Schednectady crew members - William Mariner holding the puppy
SS Schenectady crew members Al Velund and William Mariner
