Photo #: NH 105077
U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois
Panoramic photograph of Recruit Company 780, in charge of Chief
Specialist K.E. Lankton (second row, center).
The original photograph carries the date July 1943, with "1942"
hand written on this print. The Sailor circled in the second
row is Franklin F. Pierce.
Note the many temporary "Petty Officers" among the
recruit trainees in this group.
Donation of Nancy Simonson, 2005, from the collection of Franklin
Frederick Pierce (1916-2003), who served in USS Herzog
(DE-178) and USS LSM-122 during World War II.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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