1948 Photos

"C" Division, USS F.M. Robinson (EDE-220), Key West, Florida, 1948

Back Row (l to r): RM3 Salvas, ETM3 MacLaughlin, S1(Rdm) Razzouli, S1(Rdm) Bramblett, S1(Rdm) Hodzen, ETM2 Lorey, RM2 Brown, SM2 Gronquist.

Center (l to r): HA2 Peters, S2(SOM) Heyde, SM3 McCall, CQM Woods, ENS Ryan, CETM Williams, QM3 Tidrick, QM1 Soule.

Kneeling (l to r): S1(QM) Motta, S1(RdM) Kruczek, RM2 Hammond, S2(ETM) Bradley.

Contributed by Nathaniel R. Williams - "I dug this shot up that I had stored away for years. It is of the "C" Division while I was away at sonar school. Maybe you can use it at the reunion."

USS Francis M. Robinson. Aerial oblique of destroyers in formation. HMS Crossbow, HMS Battleaxe, USS Noa (DD841) and DE220 on 30 July 1948.

 

 

 

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An early shot from the bow. Note the sound room is painted white to help keep it cool. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam Vanyo in the Robinson's radar room.

 

 

 

 

Adam posing on the twin 40mm mount.

 

 

 

 

 

A photo of the new, fast "guppy" submarine. The Robinson worked with this Guppy to develop new anti-submarine warfare tactics for the USN.

 

Contributed by Adam & Mae Vanyo.

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