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Gerald Ford Historical Photographs, 1943 - 1945 World War II

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  • H0016-2. Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 1945.
    H0016-2. Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 1945.
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  • H0041-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. in his United States Navy Lieutenant Commander's uniform. 1945.
    H0041-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. in his United States Navy Lieutenant Commander's uniform. 1945.
  • H0059-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and two unidentified men stand in bathing suits on a sidewalk, possibly during naval training in Chapel Hill, NC. 1943.
    H0059-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and two unidentified men stand in bathing suits on a sidewalk, possibly during naval training in Chapel Hill, NC. 1943.
  • H0060-1. Naval Officers take a break at an officer's club on a Pacific Island. 1943.
    H0060-1. Naval Officers take a break at an officer's club on a Pacific Island. 1943.
  • H0059-1 and H0061-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and Lt. (jg) W.E. Delaney at the farewell party for Air Group Thirty at the Ford Island Tennis Club, Pearl Harbor. Delaney was in Air Group Thirty. May 12, 1944.
    H0059-1 and H0061-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and Lt. (jg) W.E. Delaney at the farewell party for Air Group Thirty at the Ford Island Tennis Club, Pearl Harbor. Delaney was in...Show more
    H0059-1 and H0061-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and Lt. (jg) W.E. Delaney at the farewell party for Air Group Thirty at the Ford Island Tennis Club, Pearl Harbor. Delaney was in Air Group Thirty. May 12, 1944. Show less
  • H0061-2 and H0061-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and fellow officer Truman Walling at the farewell party for Air Group Thirty at the Ford Island Tennis Club, Pearl Harbor. May 12, 1944.
    H0061-2 and H0061-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and fellow officer Truman Walling at the farewell party for Air Group Thirty at the Ford Island Tennis Club, Pearl Harbor. May 12...Show more
    H0061-2 and H0061-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and fellow officer Truman Walling at the farewell party for Air Group Thirty at the Ford Island Tennis Club, Pearl Harbor. May 12, 1944. Show less
  • H0059-2. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and Truman Walling on the flight deck of the USS MONTEREY. April 12, 1944.
    H0059-2. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and Truman Walling on the flight deck of the USS MONTEREY. April 12, 1944.
  • H0059-4. Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, Jr. watches a boxing match on the flight deck of the USS MONTEREY. Mr. Ford was the ship's athletic director. 1944.
    H0059-4. Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, Jr. watches a boxing match on the flight deck of the USS MONTEREY. Mr. Ford was the ship's athletic director. 1944.
  • H0060-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. guards the net during a basketball game on the forward elevator of the USS MONTEREY. As physical education director it was Mr. Ford's idea to create a basketball court on the elevator. 1944.
    H0060-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. guards the net during a basketball game on the forward elevator of the USS MONTEREY. As physical education director it was Mr. Ford's idea to...Show more
    H0060-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. guards the net during a basketball game on the forward elevator of the USS MONTEREY. As physical education director it was Mr. Ford's idea to create a basketball court on the elevator. 1944. Show less
  • H0060-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. fights for the tip-off during a basketball game on the forward elevator of the USS MONTEREY. As physical education director it was Mr. Ford's idea to create a basketball court on the elevator. 1944.
    H0060-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. fights for the tip-off during a basketball game on the forward elevator of the USS MONTEREY. As physical education director it was Mr. Ford's...Show more
    H0060-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. fights for the tip-off during a basketball game on the forward elevator of the USS MONTEREY. As physical education director it was Mr. Ford's idea to create a basketball court on the elevator. 1944. Show less
  • H0061-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and members of the crew of the USS MONTEREY watch the festivities as the ship crosses the equator and other crew members pay homage to King Neptune. Gerald Ford is seated at top, to right of the superstructure, right hand on chin and left hand across his knee. 1944.
    H0061-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and members of the crew of the USS MONTEREY watch the festivities as the ship crosses the equator and other crew members pay homage to King N...Show more
    H0061-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and members of the crew of the USS MONTEREY watch the festivities as the ship crosses the equator and other crew members pay homage to King Neptune. Gerald Ford is seated at top, to right of the superstructure, right hand on chin and left hand across his knee. 1944. Show less
  • H0060-2. Crew members take a break aboard the USS MONTEREY. 1944.
    H0060-2. Crew members take a break aboard the USS MONTEREY. 1944.
  • AV82-203-15. Gunnery Officers on board the USS MONTEREY, October 24, 1943. Gerald R. Ford is the second person from the right in the front row.
    AV82-203-15. Gunnery Officers on board the USS MONTEREY, October 24, 1943. Gerald R. Ford is the second person from the right in the front row.

    Photograph from Gerald Ford's World War II years which is not part of the White House Photographic Office historical photos. It is from the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administrat...Read more

    Photograph from Gerald Ford's World War II years which is not part of the White House Photographic Office historical photos. It is from the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration. The original NARA negative number is 80-G-366872.

    Click here to download the high-res file
  • AV90-10-59. The USS MONTEREY, ca. 1944.
    AV90-10-59. The USS MONTEREY, ca. 1944.

    Another related photograph that the Ford Library has acquired:

    H0016-2. Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 1945.
    H0041-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. in his United States Navy Lieutenant Commander's uniform. 1945.
    H0059-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and two unidentified men stand in bathing suits on a sidewalk, possibly during naval training in Chapel Hill, NC. 1943.
    H0060-1. Naval Officers take a break at an officer's club on a Pacific Island. 1943.
    H0059-1 and H0061-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and Lt. (jg) W.E. Delaney at the farewell party for Air Group Thirty at the Ford Island Tennis Club, Pearl Harbor. Delaney was in Air Group Thirty. May 12, 1944.
    H0061-2 and H0061-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and fellow officer Truman Walling at the farewell party for Air Group Thirty at the Ford Island Tennis Club, Pearl Harbor. May 12, 1944.
    H0059-2. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and Truman Walling on the flight deck of the USS MONTEREY. April 12, 1944.
    H0059-4. Lieutenant Commander Gerald R. Ford, Jr. watches a boxing match on the flight deck of the USS MONTEREY. Mr. Ford was the ship's athletic director. 1944.
    H0060-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. guards the net during a basketball game on the forward elevator of the USS MONTEREY. As physical education director it was Mr. Ford's idea to create a basketball court on the elevator. 1944.
    H0060-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. fights for the tip-off during a basketball game on the forward elevator of the USS MONTEREY. As physical education director it was Mr. Ford's idea to create a basketball court on the elevator. 1944.
    H0061-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and members of the crew of the USS MONTEREY watch the festivities as the ship crosses the equator and other crew members pay homage to King Neptune. Gerald Ford is seated at top, to right of the superstructure, right hand on chin and left hand across his knee. 1944.
    H0060-2. Crew members take a break aboard the USS MONTEREY. 1944.
    AV82-203-15. Gunnery Officers on board the USS MONTEREY, October 24, 1943. Gerald R. Ford is the second person from the right in the front row.
    AV90-10-59. The USS MONTEREY, ca. 1944.
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