Damaged USS Stewart, California, May 1946

Gift in memory of Martin Winitzer
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Photograph. A close-up of the damage done to the USS Stewart (DD-224) by Navy Air Corps airplanes. Smoke and fire is coming from the pilot house, but the ship is still afloat. San Francisco Bay, California. 24 May 1946

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05/24/1946
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Martin Winitzer served aboard the USS Pelias AS-14, which was a submarine tender. He joined the crew of the USS Pelias in September of 1944 and served as a Navy Photographer. Winitzer photographed the 1946 exercise to sink the USS Stewart DD-224 in the San Francisco Bay, California on 24 May 1946. Collection includes photographs, a scrapbook, and memorabilia related to Winitzer's naval service.
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San Francisco Bay
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37.700
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-122.267
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Ships--American--California
War damage--California
Target practice--California
Smoke--California
Scuttling of warships--American--California