Launching of a U. S. Destroyer. [U.S.S. Wilson DD-408]
Entry/Object ID
PC00691.5
Description
Color Post card view of the launching of the USS Wilson (DD-408) on April 2, 1939,postcard addressed to Mrs. H. Krichmast, 1735 Cleveland Rd. Glendale 2, CA.the Wilson earned eleven battle stars for her WWII duty, assigned as a target vessel at Bikini in 1946, she was sunk 8 March 1948 and removed from the Navy List 5 April 1948.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Color
Collection
Postcard Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Source, Unknown
Studio
Unknown Organization
Date made
1939 - 1948
Place
Unknown
Unknown
Notes
Date: ca. 1940s
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
Search Terms
Postcard, III-A-5b Sims Class destroyers (between World War I & World War II) -- U.S. Navy -- DD348 to DD420
