Name/Title
Yank: Middle Pacific Edition, November 23, 1945Scope and Content
Yank magazine, November 23, 1945; article on the USS Laffey on page 10-11 entitled "It was suicide to go on the radar picket lines at Okinawa. But the USS Laffey came back."Context
Both a plank owner and serving on board the USS Laffey (DD-724) throughout the war, Machinist’s Mate 2/c, Wilbert C. Gauding was aboard the destroyer at D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa.Collection
Wilbert Gauding CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2022.0009Source or Donor
Cheryl Gauding CettomaiAcquisition Method
GiftUpdate Date
March 26, 2025
