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Stealhead · 11-25-13, 04:34 PM

When you get called to stations you get up and go if you cant get your shoes on you just leave them.

Well they are stewards (even though they often performed other tasks unofficially) the one manning 20 mike mike looks like he most likely is one of these and he was probably off duty relaxing in his sandals when the call came.

That photo looks to be late war in 1941 and into 1942 most ships had not yet gone in for their retrofit were they swapped out the water cooled .50 cals for the 20 mm and the 1.1 incher(some times called Chicago Piano) for the 40mm Bofors.That gun also has a later optical sight so that photo was taken in late 1943 up.

11-25-13, 04:34 PM	#3
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	When you get called to stations you get up and go if you cant get your shoes on you just leave them. Well they are stewards (even though they often performed other tasks unofficially) the one manning 20 mike mike looks like he most likely is one of these and he was probably off duty relaxing in his sandals when the call came. That photo looks to be late war in 1941 and into 1942 most ships had not yet gone in for their retrofit were they swapped out the water cooled .50 cals for the 20 mm and the 1.1 incher(some times called Chicago Piano) for the 40mm Bofors.That gun also has a later optical sight so that photo was taken in late 1943 up. Last edited by Stealhead; 11-25-13 at 04:54 PM.