Photos from William E Wenig, FN, M Div. (on LA '46-'47)
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Bill Wenig, USN
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"Hatuey", the ship's mascot.
One morning he did not show up for muster. Since his life jacket and dress blues were missing, rumor had it that he went to live with Davy Jones. He was a ankle biter. |
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Christmas Day menu, 1946, Shanghai, China
Front & back covers. |
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Inside pages of Christmas Day menu, 1946 |
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USS LA in Shanghai, China 1946 |
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M Div. shipmates, Shanghai, 1946
L-R: Bob Miller, Chuck Marsh, Bob Penny, Frank Lang, Bill Wenig & Gene Collette |
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Bill standing in front of the Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk |
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Bill Wenig, left, & Al Williamson |
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Bill's section of the Homecoming Pennant, awarded Jan. 1947 when the ship returned to San Francisco |
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M Div. 1947 |
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Memorial Day 1947, San Pedro, CA |
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Second Anniversary Dinner
at sea, 22 July 1947 |
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Reserve Cruise menu
at sea, 19 Aug. 1947 |
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Front page of program "Night with the Angels", at the Wilton Hotel in Long Beach, Oct. 2 & 3, 1947 |
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Inside pages of program "Night with the Angels" |
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Navy Day in Oakland, CA
27 Oct. 1947 |
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Thanks, Bill. Bill Wenig passed away in Sept. 2004.
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6-28-2003