Ready for the Ready Reserve

These pictures were taken in Charleston, South Carolina, around November, 1945, just before the Bache was mothballed. The first five "drydock" snapshots do not have labels, but are from the same roll of film as the rest.

Crew - November, 1945
5" Gun # 5
back row: Novack, Frisby, Penny, Gwynne, Leo Helmboldt, Turner
kneeling: Troilo & Lockwood

Crew - November, 1945
5" Gun # 5
Andrade, Frisby, Novak, Gwynne, Leo Helmboldt

Crew - November, 1945
36" searchlight at forward stack
Leo Helmboldt & Andrade

Crew - November, 1945
Forecastle looking aft toward the bridge
front: Andrade & Gwynne
Leo Helmboldt - center background

Crew - November, 1945
Ready for the Ready Reserve
Leo Helmboldt

Crew - November, 1945
Scoreboard on the bridge wing shows:
1 Battleship, 1 Cruiser, 1 Destroyer,
7 Jap planes, 15 Invasions, 43 Bombardments
Gwynne & Andrade

Crew - November, 1945
World War II Scoreboard
Gwynne & Andrade

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