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    Semper Paratus

    I can't resist, they are armed with M1917 revolvers in this photo, but I love dogs, and they look so excited:

    USCG photo

    "Dogs and their beach patrol handlers leap into action from a surfboat during a landing exercise along the coast of South Carolina, circa 1943."
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    It just knocks me out to see some of the remarkable quality of some of your photographs. Some of them look like they were taken yesterday! Thank you so much for posting them.

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    At the time he took these photographs, Gordon had just retired and had little else to do other than pursue his favorite hobby.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CO1911Carry
    It just knocks me out to see some of the remarkable quality of some of your photographs. Some of them look like they were taken yesterday! Thank you so much for posting them.
    Thanks! I enjoy sharing with the folks here.
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    At the time he took these photographs, Gordon had just retired and had little else to do other than pursue his favorite hobby.
    Tim knows this, but I guess most don't. When I started cameras were too heavy to lug around, and too slow, so I began as graphic artist:


    USN poster, Albert Sterner 1917

    I gradually developed a more realistic style:


    USN, 1942(?)
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    With respect to the first graphic, my first thought was "This is really great". Upon reflection, my second thought was the lady with the broad sword is showing the sailor where the nearest...er..bar was....over there..

    All kidding aside Gordon, keep 'em coming. I enjoy them so much..takes me back to the old days....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pappy
    With respect to the first graphic, my first thought was "This is really great". Upon reflection, my second thought was the lady with the broad sword is showing the sailor where the nearest...er..bar was....over there..

    All kidding aside Gordon, keep 'em coming. I enjoy them so much..takes me back to the old days....
    He does look a bit thirsty. I never went for the heroic style, myself, but it was popular:


    USN, 1917

    I can't help but notice that all three models for these fantastic old posters wore the leg strap. It would be very, very hard to document the use of the leg strap with photos.

    Despite the absence of a pistol, no posting of recruiting posters would be complete with the Greatest Ever:


    Howard Chandler Christy

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    A.B. you make me proud.

    You can tell the age and period of some of those photographs and pictures. They show sailors with their rating badges (rank) on their right sleeves. Before 1949, deck forces wore their ratings on their right sleeves, while engineering ratings wore theirs on their left. In 1949, that was standardized and ALL ratings were worn on the left sleeve.
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    You are most welcome, my friend--as are all our squids here!

    PS: I was going to ask you about the ratings, thank you, I was a bit confused by that--and the leg straps.
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    The Sentinel Redux

    As promised, here are the remaining 4x5 Kodachromes by Howard Hollem, taken at Higgins Industries, New Orleans, in July, 1942.

    Here is our Coast Guardsman atop a 78' patrol boat (MTB, aka PT):


    Howard Hollem/OWI

    And a close up from the transparency--note the nice "hangman's knot" on the tie.





    (Andrew) Higgins Industries--note the new construction on the left, and...


    (close up)

    On any list of singular mfg assets essential to the war effort, Higgins Boat made it.
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    Isn't this currently the Avondale yard? (Northrup Grumman)
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