Yorktown's Bell
sounded to denote "watches" |
Destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724)
appears to left of the CV-10 |
 The
Ship That Wouldn't Die
the Laffey served in Normandy on D-Day before being redeployed
to the Pacific. On 16 April 1945 she was badly damaged by four
bombs, six kamikaze crashes, and strafing fire yet remained
afloat.
She was decommissioned on 30 June 1947 but was put back intro
service on 26 January 1951. On 9 March 1975 the Laffey was the
last of the Sumner class destroyers to be decommissioned. |
Let The "Kid" Push
Ernie Lamson (94)
volunteered to push George Shenkle (95) |
 Uh
Oh
Ernie may not have realized just how far it was to the ship |
Yorktown Replica
helps to get oriented |
H-3 Sea King Helicopter framed by an A-6 Intruder and F-8
Crusader and S-3B Viking on left, F-8 Crusader on right |
F-14A Tomcat (Tom Cruise's favorite ride) and F-4J Phantom II
stand facing the stern with the Sea King chopper at left |
Vought F-8 Crusader supersonic fighter had a squatty posture
for increased angle of launch |
All (Many) Hands On Deck
[l-r] Chris Harris, Ellen Peters, Jan Silver, Ernie Lamson and
Liberty Phillips
[heads turned] Pat Laakso, Barbara Fortenbaugh and Myra Norman |
More Deck Hands
[l-r] Chris Harris, Ellen Peters, Karen Holton, Jan Silver,
Barbara Fortenbaugh, Ernie Lamson,,. Myra Norman, Curen Taylor, Pat
Laakso
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