Smoke from the destruction of the USS Stewart, California, May 1946

Gift in memory of Martin Winitzer
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Photograph. Smoke from the intentional destruction of the USS Stewart (DD-224) can be seen drifting over Alcatraz Island. The photograph has been taken from USS PC-799. Photograph from a scrapbook page (see 2013.353.046). 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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Alcatraz
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37.817
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-122.417
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Ships--American--California
Smoke--California
Prisons--California