Gerald Ford Historical Photographs,
1943 - 1945
World War II
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H0016-2. Lieutenant Commander
Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 1945.
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Gerald R. Ford, Jr. in his United States Navy Lieutenant Commander's uniform.
1945. |
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Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and two unidentified men stand in bathing suits on
a sidewalk, possibly during naval training in Chapel Hill, NC. 1943.
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 H0060-1.
Naval Officers take a break at an officer's club on a Pacific Island. 1943.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Crew members take a break aboard the USS MONTEREY. 1944.
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Below is a 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.
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. |
Below is another related photograph that the Ford Library has acquired:
AV90-10-59. The USS MONTEREY, ca. 1944. |
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