One of the most interesting parts of this project is that every once and a while, some very special images or in this case a whole collection of special images are found and shared with us for the visitors of NavSource. This is the case of this very special collection of images from the album of BM2 Albert Wahler USN who served aboard the USS Ludlow (DD-112/DM-10) from 1921 to 1922. This is his personal photo collection gathered during his career. I wish to thank his son Mr. Francis Wahler, who is a himself a veteran of the US Navy serving aboard the LST-983. These images capture a rare glimpse of the Navy and Navy Life during the early 1920's along with some interesting scenes from the Territory of Hawaii.

One of the most interesting parts of this project is that every once and a while, some very special images or in this case a whole collection of special images are found and shared with us for the visitors of NavSource. This is the case of this very special collection of images from the album of TM3 Ralph Fugh USN who served aboard the USS Lawrence (DD-250) from 1935 to 1936. This is his personal photo collection gathered during his career. I wish to thank his son Mr. Larry K. Fugh, who is a himself a veteran of the US Navy Minesweeper force serving as an EM2. These images capture a rare glimpse of the Navy and Navy Life during the middle 1930's along with some interesting locations as they then appeared.

Amazingly a shipmate of Ralph Fugh, Stepehen Urbani, also kept a very special collection of images from his time aboard the Lawrence and afterward. His collection begins at Boot Camp in Norfolk and continues through Gyro Compass School in San Diego in 1942, from S3c to EM1c. I wish to thank his nephew, Paul Urbani, who took the time to send the collection on to us. These images, again, capture a rare glimpse of the Navy and Navy Life during the 1930's along with some interesting locations as they then appeared.