CHASEUSA11B Posted October 18, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 18, 2010 I recently aqquired a large amount of photos of my family's military service that I didn't know existed so I thought I would share a few pictures from my great grandpa in the Navy during World War 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share #2 Posted October 18, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted October 18, 2010 Prior to being called back into the Navy in WW1, my great grandpa also served in the Kentucky National Guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted October 18, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted October 18, 2010 Share #5 Posted October 18, 2010 Unexpected surprises like this are best - congrat's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustykamel Posted October 19, 2010 Share #6 Posted October 19, 2010 Terrific Photos! Any idea what ship that is? Thanks for sharing, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted October 20, 2010 He served on several different ships but I believe this one is the U.S.S Bridge on which he served the duration of World War 1, thanks for your interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohn#3RD Posted October 20, 2010 Share #8 Posted October 20, 2010 Very Neat Find, I imagine you can track down a lot of information with the documents you have. Good Hunting John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erctut1 Posted October 20, 2010 Share #9 Posted October 20, 2010 He served on several different ships but I believe this one is the U.S.S Bridge on which he served the duration of World War 1, thanks for your interest.Very cool! My Great Grandfather was on the receiving ship USS Bridge and then the USS McDougal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted October 23, 2010 Very cool! My Great Grandfather was on the receiving ship USS Bridge and then the USS McDougal. Thats awesome, I wonder if our great grandfathers ever came into contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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