Crow's nest of the USS Admiral W. L. Capps, Atlantic Ocean

Gift of Ronello Brown, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
Description: 

Photograph. Crow's nest on the USS Admiral W. L. Capps (AP-121), as seen from the deck of the ship. Personal caption on reverse: "Highest point on the Adm. Capps. Note Crows nest and radar equipment. Sept. 1945." Atlantic Ocean. September 1945

Image Information

Donor: 
Mr. Ronello Brown
Accession Number: 
2008.002.053
Date: 
1945-09-
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
USS Admiral W. L. Capps (AP-121)
197th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion (Self-Propelled)
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Crow's nests (Ships)--Atlantic Ocean
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean
Collection Level: 
Items from the service of Ronello Brown, who fought with the 197th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion in Normandy, Northern France, and central Europe. Mr. Brown received the Good Conduct Bronze Star and the French Croix de Guerre.
Geography: 
Atlantic Ocean
Latitude: 
1.000
Longitude: 
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Crow's nests (Ships)--Atlantic Ocean
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean