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| 46k | John Henry Quick, born 20 June 1870 at Charlestown, W. Va., enlisted in the Marine Corps 10 August 1892. He was awarded the Medal of Honor "for gallantry in action" in signalling the gunfire support vessel Dolphin while exposed to heavy enemy fire at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 14 June 1898. Remaining in the Marine Corps after the Spanish-American War, he served on expeditionary duty in Mexico (21 April-23 November 1914) and with the A.E.F. in World War I. During the Belleau Wood campaign he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross for assisting in the delivery of ammunition, over a road swept by enemy artillery, to Boureches. Retiring 20 November 1918, Sgt. Major Quick was recalled, at his own request, for the period 26 July–15 September 1920. He died at St. Louis, Mo., 9 September 1922. Photo from the USMC History Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Quick as she appeared in World War II by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
| 15k | 1942 camo scheme for Atlantic service. | George Jordan | |
| 59k | July 15, 1942, the crew at special sea detail near Brooklyn Navy Yard. | George Jordan | |
| 82k | New York Navy Yard, July 15 1942. | Pieter Bakels | |
| 77k | USS Quick (DD-490) photographed on 15 July 1942, location unknown. She displays an inferior interpretation of the US Navy Measure 12 modified scheme with the Ocean Grey tone taken down to the boot topping (USN courtesy of Floating Drydock). Photo and text taken from Naval Camouflage 1914-1945, by David Williams. | Robert Hurst | |
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