Gunner's Mate School Group Photograph

Object NamePhotograph

Historic Owner John J. Colleary

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

Date1943–1945

PeriodWorld War II

Mediumphotographic paper

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of John Gene & Marty Colleary. P2020.12.04

Object numberP2020.12.04

DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal image of a group of men standing on bleachers in four ascending rows. The men are wearing dress white uniforms with white enlisted hats, also known as "Dixie cups,” and black neckties. The men all have light skin. Two men in the bottom center row hold a dark flag that says “Gunner’s mate // school // Co. 1120” in white letters. In the center of the flag is a white diamond with two black crossed rifles. A dark building can be seen in the background on the right.

The back has the handwritten signatures and addresses of the men in the photo in black ink and reads "J.J.C. // James C. Costello R.D. HH Little Falls N.Y. // Tom D'Amato GM 3/c 309 Hurlbut St Orange, N.J. // Sydney B. Goldberg G.M. 3/c 225 S. Conn. Ave. Atlantic City, N.J. // Marcel N. Alexander 1041 University Ave Bronx, N.Y. // John A. Gallick G.M 3/c 236 West Noble St., Nanticoke, Penna. // W. L. Northern A.S. Mayocks, N.C. // F. Laurence Smith "Smitty" 83 Elm St Gurney, Mass. // Ronald Harrison 248 East 32nd St. "East Side" // Frank DeLeo Handing Highway, Newfield, New Jersey // "Whitey" Jangle 379 Raymond Ave, Midvale, N.J. // Vinny Sombroth [sp?] 503 East 118th St "Harlem" // Donald Adams 330 Larimer Ave Turtle Creek, Pa. // Richard "Elvis" Hays 1605 Jackson St. Aliquippa Pa. // Joseph Knuto Fili 38 North St. Le Roy, New York // Dick Driscoll Woodstown new Jersey // Emil Reinhart Triste St. Iselin, New Jersey // Artie "Mark" Stiochato 341 E 73rd St. New York City // Edward J. Fanell 65 Amity St. Cohoes, N.Y. // Earl A. Gloudmyer GM 3/c - 9 Halcyon St. Scotia, N.Y. // John P. Heaty [?] 60 West 190th St. Bronx, N.Y.C. // B.S. Duffy 1272 Second Ave New York City."

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