Search Constraints

You searched for: Aquisition Source Green, Deb Remove constraint Aquisition Source: Green, Deb Medium print Remove constraint Medium: print Projects West Virginia History OnView Remove constraint Projects: West Virginia History OnView Topical Subjects U.S.S. West Virginia. Remove constraint Topical Subjects: U.S.S. West Virginia.
Number of results to display per page

Search Results

McIlwain was part of the 7th Division Marine Detachment and a crew member on the U.S.S. West Virginia.
Photograph of the ship taken from the U.S.S. West Virginia.
Two unidentified admirals are pictured in their dress uniforms.
The bay is seen in the distance.
A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.
Crew members surround the battleship as its anchored near the dock.
Ladders surround the battleship.
A sailor walks along the deck while the ship passes the bridge.
Kneeling in the front row, from left to right, is PFC Meihold; Private Grewohl; PFC Dunning; and Private Hayes.Standing in the back, from left to right, is Corporal Pop Winn Coxswain; PFC Rottier; Private Hill; CPL Marquez; Private Davis; Private McIntyre; PFC Shumacher; and 1st Lieutenant Davis.
Looking at the bridge from the deck of the battleship.
Sailors idle beneath the ship's gun barrel while passing the bridge.
View from the battleship's deck during the voyage.
Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.
A crew consisting of a cox, and engineer and two extra men are pictured on the stem of the boat, which was used to take enlisted men ashore. The boat carries about 125 men and is 50 feet long.
Captain Spears and his inspecting party make a routine inspection.
An unidentified crew member leans against the 5" gun and port.
A sailor is transferred to the motor boat by gliding down a rope and pulley system. Motor boats were used to carry enlisted men ashore. Photo taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. An unidentified battleship lurks in the background.
A sailor stands in the boat while it's being raised by the battleship's crane. The "punt" boat was used only to paint the sides of the ship. The boat pictured on the far left is a whale boat, which is used as a life boat and is also used in racing. The boat on the right  is called a "racing cutter" and is also used as a life boat and in cutter racing.
The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.
A group of men are scattered along the dry dock inspecting and repairing the ship.
Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.
A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.
Kalbfus is welcomed by 8 side boys, full guard, and band as well as the orderly duty and the quartermasters.
The U.S.S. West Virginia crew organized on the deck.
The old captain of the ship, William R. Furlong (right), stands beside the new captain of the ship, William O. Spears (left).
The plane sits on the battleship's deck.
The admiral is greeted with a band and guard as he boards the ship.
Looking up at the mast from the ship's deck.
Crew members fire the 5" guns.
Captain William Furlong peers out at the navigation bridge during a U.S.S. West Virginia voyage.
One of the two scout planes on the U.S.S. West Virginia sits on the stern deck.
The motor boats were used to transport enlisted men to and from shore.
View looking at the 16" guns.
The motor boat that carries the officers to and from shore idles beside the battleship.
The battleship out at sea.
A crew tends to the ship.
Crew members look out to the sea from the deck.
Crew members hanging out of the West Virginia and in a smaller boat alongside attempt to right the overturned boat.
Captain Furlong was commander of the ship.
A crowd awaits the U.S.S. West Virginia crew returning from a voyage. The boat on the left is the captain's "gig."