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My father, age 17, training aboard the light cruiser USS Little Rock as a member of the Naval Reserve, in 1947. The photo was taken by a shipmate somewhere between Newport RI and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He eventually transferred to the army, he now admits, because the "crackerjack" uniform he is wearing in the photo made him feel like a kid in his jammies. That, and an opportunity to enter Officers Candidate School. But mostly the jammies thing. View full size.
Thanks for the info. I'd love to visit it, or maybe my kids will someday.
The USS Little Rock is on display at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. She has been there since the late 1970s.
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