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Photo # 80-G-218861:  African-American crewmembers of USS Mason's look at their ship, 20 March 1944

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Mason (DE-529), 1944-1947 -- Part II


This page features additional images we have related to USS Mason (DE-529).

For other views concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Mason (DE-529), 1944-1947.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: 80-G-218861

    USS Mason (DE-529)


    African-American crewmembers look proudly at their ship while moored at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, 20 March 1944.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 57KB; 740 x 540 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     

    High-Resolution JPG.
    NOTE: JPG image is 1404 x 1093 pixels at 300 dpi.
    Photo #: NH 106729

    USS Mason (DE-529)


    Ship's crew mustered in Dress Blues on the ship's bow while moored at New York Harbor, New York.

    Donation of James W. Graham, 1991.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 60KB; 740 x 585 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106730

    USS Mason (DE-529)


    Signalmen DuFau and Buchanan sending and receiving messages to Mason's sister ship. Convoy duty, North Atlantic, 1944 (Her sister ship is not listed).

    Donation of James W. Graham, 1991.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 124KB; 740 x 585 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106731

    USS Mason (DE-529)


    Radarman Kieffer (left) and Radioman Graham (right) relaxing on smoke generators on Mason's fantail some where in the North Atlantic while on convoy duty, 1944.

    Donation of James W. Graham, 1991.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 59KB; 580 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106732

    USS Mason (DE-529)


    Half-tone image taken from an unknown newspaper. Lieutenant Junior Grade Phillips, Communication Officer, looks on as "Top Rank Signalman" Lorenzo DuFau hands Captain Blackford a message. They are pictured on the flying bridge during North Atlantic convoy duty, 1944.

    Donation of James W. Graham, 1991.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 147KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     


    For other views concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Mason (DE-529), 1944-1947.


    While the Naval History and Heritage Command has no views views of USS Mason (DE-529) other than those featured on these pages, the National Archives appears to hold several. The following list features some of these photographs:

    The images listed below are NOT in the Naval History and Heritage Command's collections. DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.".


  • Photo #: 80-G-382866
    USS Mason (DE-529) off the Boston Navy Yard, 26 May 1944, painted in what appears to be Camouflage Measure 31 or Measure 32, Design 14D.
    Port broadside surface view.

  • Photo #: 80-G-382867
    As 80-G-382866, but starboard quarter surface view.


  • Photo #: 80-G-382851
    USS Mason (DE-529) off the Boston Navy Yard, 15 August 1944. The ship is now painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 9D.
    Port bow surface view.

  • Photo #: 80-G-382852
    As 80-G-382851, but starboard broadside surface view.

  • Photo #: 80-G-245458
    USS Mason (DE-529) off the U.S. Atlantic coast east of Boston, Massachusetts (position 42-23N, 69-07W), 28 August 1944. Photographed from a blimp of squadron ZP-11.
    Starboard broadside aerial view.


    Reproductions of these images should be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system for pictures not held by the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    The images above are NOT in the Naval History and Heritage Command's collections. DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.".


  • NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 2 February 2010
    New image added 4 March 2010