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[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Ship Party in 1945]
Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas ship party at the Lakewood Country Club in Long Beach, California in 1945. Two officers are seated next to a civilian woman front and center of the group.
Date:
October 22, 1945
Creator:
Morrell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Ship Party in 1945]
Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas ship party taking place at Lakewood Country Club in Long Beach California on October 23, 1945. One of the higher ranking officers is seated front and center with his wife to the right; people in the front few rows are mostly seated.
Date:
October 23, 1945
Creator:
Morrell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Close-Up of a Sailor at Okinawa]
Photograph of a sailor from close range. The back of the photo says that this was "taken at Okinawa Ryuku Islands Buckner Bay." Also written on the back is "Beat, but happy its now almost over."
Date:
September 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Boxing Match Aboard Ship]
Photograph of a boxing match taking place, the back of the photo says this fight took place "somewhere in Pacific." This action shot shows the boxer on the right delivering a punch while the one on the left is attempting to cover himself and block the punch. There is a large number of sailors that came out to watch this fight take place.
Date:
February 10, 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of an Officer of the U.S.S. Texas]
Photograph of an officer of the U.S.S. Texas. This officer is standing on the edge of the ship over the water.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Two Officers Aboard the U.S.S. Texas]
Photograph of two naval officers aboard the U.S.S. Texas. According to the photo this is "CTC Gonzales and Air Officer." The two men are sitting on a small vent on the deck.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Captain Gerald Lawrence Schetky]
Portrait of Captain Gerald Lawrence Schetky. Schetky was commander of the U.S.S. Texas from August 7, 1945 to July 26, 1966.
Date:
[1945-08-17..1966-07-26]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin]
Portrait of Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin.
Date:
[1945-09..1945-12]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History