Black and white photograph of a U.S. Navy electrician’s mate training class

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Back of photograph with handwritten names and addresses from a U.S. Navy electrician’s mate tra…

Electrician’s Mate Training Class

Object NamePhotograph

Historic Owner Robert N. Mary

Association USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

Date1943

PeriodWorld War II

Mediumphotographic paper

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Joseph A. Mary in honor of Robert N. Mary, Plankowner. P2018.21.10

Object numberP2018.21.10

DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal panoramic of a U.S. Navy electrician's mate training class. A large group of men are standing in rows. There are seven officers in khakis in the center of the front row. The enlisted men around them are wearing white jumpers, black neckerchiefs, and white “Dixie cup” hats. All of the men have light or medium-light skin. A man in the top row on the left is holding a flag with “Elec. Mate // Co. 1817.” A man on the top right row is holding a flag with, “U.S.N.T.S. Elec. Mate // 6th Battalion” There is a white border around the image.

Accompanying donor note reads "Robert N. Mary U.S.S. Intrepid. // His group photo from elec. mates. school // Newport, R.I. Co. 1617 1943 // He is 1st row 1st on left // Note: He had members of co. sign + address on back."

The back has been signed by Robert Mary’s classmates with their names and addresses, including “Salvatore Tutorea // “The X” Pgh, Pa”, “Walter Millet // Plattsburg, J.J.”, “Henry H. Mariana // Coatesville, Pa.”, “Sidney Mathews // 435 S. Orange St. // Media, Pa.”, “Charles B. Tripi // Buffalo N.Y.”, “Michael V. Panturota // 364 Josephson Ave. // Clairton, PA”, “Private Arthur Greenspoon U.S.M.C. // 105 Carlton Ave. // Brooklyn, NY.”, “A. Gabele // 626 Geddes St. // Wilmington Del”, “Francis A. Ludlow // Wilmington, Del.”, “Gene Geeza // Jersey, Pa.”, “William Harhini // Hazelton, Pa.”, “John W. Keistetter // Steelton, Pa.”, “Edward J. Hughes // 1301 West 4th St. // Wilmington, Delaware”, “John Ey // 310 Clover St. // Pgh., Pa.”, “John Frank // 510 East Ross St. // Lancaster, Pa.”, “B.A. Urbanski // Phila. Pa.”, “Francis L. Norton // 1015 N 5th St. // Wilmington 33 Del.”, “Mason Mullin”, “George J. O’Brian”, “Bob J. Zick”, “Vernon E. Forbes”, “Leonard Siliam // 814 Fourths Ave. // Warren, Pa”, “C.J. Meassum // 19 Moore Ave. // New London, Conn.”, “Laurence C. Richards // Susan Lake Ave. // Belfrot, Mi.”, “John R. Sack // 7 Central Ave // Paoli, Pa.”, “Leo A. Sullivan // 251 Clinton Ave. // Jersey City // N.J.”, “Henry Joseph Yeo”, “Ed. Goodson // Waterbury, Conn.”, “Paul Landolina // 152 Governor St. // Hartford, Conn.”, “Robert J. Flynn // 2014 Bradley St. // Syracuse, N.Y.”, “Dick Graf // 14 Macon St. // Binghamton, N.Y.”, “John Lanni”, “Amos Seister // 411 Broad St. // Northfield N.J.”, “Kenneth C. Long // Wisconisco, Pa.”, “Kenneth R. Longshaw // Providence, R.I.”, “Willis L. Warren // Ludlow Mass.”, “Donald E. Wagner // 3rd Street // Nescopeck, Pa.”, “Frank Warfel Jr. // 313 Mifflin St. // Huntingdon, Pa.”, “Jim Morris // 2428 W. Montgomery Ave. // Philadelphia, Penn.”, “Robert L. Stafford // 650 Schuylkill Ave // Reading Penns.”, “Frederick W. Marzalek // 15 Brown St. // Warren, Rich.”, “Russell Moore // 16 Creek Ave. // Darby, Pa.”, “John C. Tressler // 1043 Line St. // Sunbury, Pa.”, “Giacomo L. Guardi // Sauquoit, New York.”, “Benny Cesan // 907 Pratt St. // Emira, N.Y.”, “Joseph Girdich // 17 Main St. // Universal, Pa.”, “Norman Broms // 2823 E. Venango St. // Phila. Pa.”, “Richard Bassett // Glenn Ga. // Route 1”, “John R. Thomas // RD #1 Zelienople // Pennsylvania”, “Stephen J. Sullivan // Eliot, Maine”, “Robert E. Martin // 26 Dean St. // Groton, Conn.”, “John Veale // 90 Walnut St. // Chicopee Falls, Mass”, “Bert Ventifueil /c // Pleasant View Ave. // Willimonton, Conn”, “Francis L. Meyer // 605 Laufer Ave // Bethlehem, Penna.”, “William C. Pietsch”, “Leroy D. Morgan”, “J.S. (illegible)”, “Harry J. Fange Jr. // 2251 S. lee St. // Pluto Pa.”, “Michael V. Fortunato // Clairton, Pa.”, “James F. Marley // 287 Melrose St. // Providence R.I.”, “Frank Sabato // Dunmore, Pa”, “Marlin C. Sargent // 3435 Emerald St. // Philadelphia, Penna”, “Bert Thompson // 848 Corbin Ave. // New Britain, Conn.”, “Russell Kuhn // Bridgeport Conn”, “Edward Maechke // Syracuse, NY”, “George Schermerhorn // Philmont, N.Y.”, “Kelly Lumbria // St. Johnsbury, V.T.”, “J.B. Ball // Pineville // W. Va.”, “George L. Marcotti // 86 Summer St. // St. Johnsbury, Vt”, “Johnny Kelly // Providence, R.I.”, “Jack Craig // 9 Paulding St. // Schenectady, N.Y.”, “Leonard J. (illegible) // Springfield Mass”, “Gold Braid”, and “Charles (illegible) // 1245 Columbia Ave. // Phila. Pa”.

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