L to R: Lt. Robert Hoover (stores officer of DE-706) with Defoe Shipbuilding Inspectors Howard Dockett and Leonard DeLadurantayeMay 1944
At Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan
L to R: Captain Hesselman (Com Eight Representative), Lt. Cdr. Victor Blue (CO), Chaplain. Civilian in back is Mr. DeFoe from the DeFoe Shipbuilding Company who built the HOLTCommissioning of HOLT in New Orleans, LA
9 June 1944
HOLT Being Commissioned
Guests on pier during commissioning ceremonyThere was no extra room on board
Captain Victor Blue leaving HOLT19 Sept. 1945 in Manila
LT CDR Hogg, prospective EXEC on crutches in back because he fell in a bomb crater in Manila
Side boys for Captain Victor Blue's departure
Change of CommandB.B. Anderson relieving Victor Blue
Inspection
The Gunnery DepartmentOrdnance Gang
"O" Division
Part of "C" Division
Torpedo Gang
Part of "C" DivisionL to R: ?, ?, ?, ?, Bill Morgan (QM 2/c), David Miller (RM 3/c), Eugene Walker (SoM 3/c), Henry Craig (Y 3/c), John Crawford (SoM 2/c), ?, Wilson Hoyt (SM 1/c)
L to R: John McGauley (GM 2/c), Frederick Lear (GM 3/c), Karl Nease (M 2/c), Albert Llaneza (WT 3/c)
Harold Roid (Bkr 2/c) and Thomas Sechler (Bkr 3/c)
Robert Brown (S 1/c) on Mount 52