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Whig Senator from North Carolina, 1846-1855; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1841
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George Edmund Badger, born in New Bern, N.C., 13 April 1795, graduated from Yale in 1813 and studied law in Raleigh, N.C. Elected to the State legislature in 1816, he was judge of the Superior Court at Raleigh from 1820 to 1825. Appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Harrison in 1841, he resigned after Harrison's death. Elected to the Senate in 1846 and again in 1848, at the expiration of his term in 1854 he retired from public life and devoted himself completely to his law practice. An active opponent of secession, after his state passed its 1861 ordinance of secession he continued to be known as a member of the conservative element and attempted to exert a moderating influence. He died in Raleigh 11 May 1866. A vigorous speaker and debater, Badger was known for the depth of his research.
From the Daguerreotype collection, Mathew Brady's studio. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
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USS George E. Badger (AVP-16)
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Aerial view of USS George E. Badger (AVP-16) under way, circa 5 September 1940, location unknown. She wears her AVP number ("16") and the aviation star insignia on her bow and is armed with two 4"/50 guns (one forward, one aft) and four .50 caliber anti-aircraft machine guns (mounted two on each side atop the midships deckhouse).
US National Archives photo # 80-G-45189, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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USS George E. Badger (APD-33)
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USS George E. Badger (APD-33) Booklet of General Plans - Schematic 1 - Main Deck / Inboard Profile / Outboard Profile.
U.S. National Archives Identifier 75641648 Department of the Navy. Bureau of Construction and Repair. 1862-1940.
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USS George E. Badger (APD-33) Booklet of General Plans - Schematic 2 - First Platform / Second Platform/ Signal Bridge / Bridge Deck /
Gun Platform / Top of After Deck House / Hold.
U.S. National Archives Identifier 75641646 Department of the Navy. Bureau of Construction and Repair. 1862-1940.
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Bow view of USS George E. Badger (APD-33) under way near Charleston, S.C., 15 May 1944, wearing camouflage measure 31/12t.
The vertical colors should be dull black, navy green and ocean green, however, the panels which should be black are light, it may be that navy blue or navy green was used instead.
US National Archives Bureau of Ships, Photo No. BS 65606 courtesy of C. Lee Johnson, ( usndazzle.com). |
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USS George E. Badger (APD-33) under way, circa May 1944 to July 1945, location unknown. |
CWO3 Curt Clark, USN Ret.
Secretary/Treasurer American APD Corporation |
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USS George E. Badger (APD-33) under way, in Leyte Gulf, 18 October 1944.
US National Archives photo # 80-G-359766 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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USS George E. Badger (APD-33) underway in Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, 18 November 1944, during the early stages of the Leyte invasion. She is painted in what appears to be Camouflage Measure 31, Design 12T.
US National Archives photo # 80-G-359766, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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USS George E. Badger (APD-33) with UDT8 embarked is
maintaining station off White Beach2, Lingayen Gulf, 9 January 1945.
Photo by LTjg Edwin Klump aboard USS Russell (DD-414) as she was passing between screening
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