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A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

37. Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
052001
Title:
Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.
American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

38. Shore Battery in Hawaii

IDNO:
052002
Title:
Shore Battery in Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.
Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.

39. U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator

IDNO:
052003
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator
Date:
ca. 1939-1945
Description:
Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.
The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.

40. U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.

IDNO:
052005
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.
Date:
undated
Description:
The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.
Fern Evan's husband, GM3e Woodrow W. Evans was killed aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, leaving Fern to support herself and their 20 month old son. Subsequently, Mrs. Evans was employed at a West Coast aircraft plant. She's shown here working on a radio bracket for a bomber.

41. Fern Evans in West Coast Aircraft Plant

IDNO:
052258
Title:
Fern Evans in West Coast Aircraft Plant
Date:
1942/05
Description:
Fern Evan's husband, GM3e Woodrow W. Evans was killed aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, leaving Fern to support herself and their 20 month old son. Subsequently, Mrs. Evans was employed at a West Coast aircraft plant. She's shown here working on a radio bracket for a bomber.
The installation of U.S.S. West Virginia's mast nears completion at Memorial Plaza on the campus of West Virginia University. The Mountainlair and Stewart Hall are visible in the background.

42. U.S.S. West Virginia Mast in Memorial Plaza, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052287
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Mast in Memorial Plaza, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1961-1963
Description:
The installation of U.S.S. West Virginia's mast nears completion at Memorial Plaza on the campus of West Virginia University. The Mountainlair and Stewart Hall are visible in the background.