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Online Library of Selected Images -- Photo Albums --
(Naval History and Heritage Command Photographic Lot # S-585)

George H. Dunn's USS Cebu (ARG-6) Photo Album
-- Pages 10-19


This page provides textual information, thumbnail images, and links to larger images of pages 10-19 of George H. Dunn's USS Cebu photo album.

For introductory information on this album, see:

  • George H. Dunn's USS Cebu (ARG-6) Photo Album -- General Description.

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    Left Half: Page 10
  • Upper photo: Looking forward from atop USS Cebu's bridge during what appears to be an Equator-crossing ceremony, circa 1944-1945.
  • Lower photo: Apparently an Equator-crossing ceremony on board USS Cebu, circa 1944-1945. View looks aft from the port side of the ship's foredeck, with a motor launch at right and Cebu's bridge in the background.

    Right Half: Page 11
  • Upper photo: Apparently an Equator-crossing ceremony on board USS Cebu, circa 1944-1945.
  • Lower photo: Crew members handling a partially-opened crate on USS Cebu's foredeck, circa 1944-1945. Note the motion picture screen rigged in the background, with the ship's bridge beyond.
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    Left Half: Page 12
  • Upper photo: Signalmen working with semaphore flags on board USS Cebu, circa 1944-1945.
  • Lower photo: Members of USS Cebu's crew gathered near one of the ship's cargo-handling winches.
    Note: For a larger reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 106324

    Right Half: Page 13
  • Upper photo: Landing craft, minesweepers and other vessels seen from USS Cebu, possibly during an amphibious operation in 1944-1945.
  • Lower photo: Members of USS Cebu's crew at a religious service on board the ship, circa 1944-1945.
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    Left Half: Page 14
  • Upper photo: USS Cebu's Commanding Officer, Captain G.W. Stott, at his desk, circa 1944-1945.
    Note: For a larger reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 106325
  • Lower photo: Sailors at work in an office on board USS Cebu. Note the American Airlines March 1945 calendar on the bulkhead in left center.

    Right Half: Page 15
  • Upper photo: An officer and two enlisted men at work in what appears to be a print shop on board USS Cebu, circa 1944-1945. The man at left is laying out a ship's newspaper named "Cebugle".
  • Lower photo: Sailors at work in an office on board USS Cebu, circa 1944-1945
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    Left Half: Page 16
  • Upper photo: Sailors and a Chief Petty Officer at work in one of USS Cebu's shops, circa 1944-1945. This appears to be a photo lab, print shop or graphics office.
    Note: For a larger reproduction of this image, see Photo # NH 106326
  • Lower photo: Members of USS Cebu's crew working in the ship's Armory, circa 1944-1945. The man at left has a .30 caliber Browning machine gun on the bench. Others are holding a .45 caliber Thompson submachinegun (right center), a .22 caliber rifle (right) and a M1911 .45 caliber pistol (right foreground).

    Right Half: Page 17
  • Upper photo: Members of USS Cebu's crew at work in one of her metal shops, circa 1944-1945.
  • Lower photo: Members of USS Cebu's crew in what appears to be her engine room, circa 1944-1945. Note the workbench and vise in the left foreground.
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    Left Half: Page 18
  • Upper photo: Cooks preparing a turkey dinner on board USS Cebu, circa 1944-1945. Sailor at right has the name "Charlton" marked on his clothing.
  • Lower photo: Serving line in a USS Cebu mess compartment, circa 1944-1945. Presence of several civilian women in the background indicates that this photograph may have been taken in a U.S. port prior to the ship's mid-1944 deployment to the Pacific war zone.

    Right Half: Page 19
  • Upper photo: Sailors eating in a USS Cebu mess compartment, circa 1944-1945.
  • Lower photo: Sailors at work in USS Cebu's laundry, circa 1944-1945.
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    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • If reproduced, images featured on these pages should be credited to the "U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command".


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