USS Ward Photo Gallery - World War II

- Unless otherwise noticed images are courtesy US Navy Historical Website -

World War Two

USS Ward moored outboard the supply ship Bridge on February 28, 1941, the day she left for Hawaii.
- Courtesy Ernest Arroyo

USS Ward and USS Chew docked together at Hilo, Hawaii. Both ships were part of DESDIV 80, which guarded the entrance to Pearl Harbor. The Ward replaced USS Chew on patrol December 6th after the former had mechanical difficulties and had to return to port.
#3 4" gun & crew. This was the gun that fired the second shot, the one that hit the Type A minisub and mortally wounded it. Crew members are: are R.H. Knapp - BM2c - Gun Captain, C.W. Fenton - S1c - Pointer, R.B. Nolde - S1c - Trainer, A.A. De Demagall - S1c - No. 1 Loader, D.W. Gruening - S1c - No. 2 Loader, J.A. Paick - S1c - No. 3 Loader, H.P. Flanagan - S1c - No. 4 Loader, E.J. Bakret - GM3c - Gunners Mate, K.C.J. Lasch - Cox - Sightsetter.
USS Ward crew with ships scoreboard just after Biak Invasion in June of 1944. All but two of these sailors were from Minnesota. Crew members are: (Left to Right): (bottom row) J.L. Spratt, MM2/c; A.J. Fink, CM2/c; O.S. Ethier, MM1/c; C.W. Fenton, BM1/c; D.R. Pepin, SM1/c; J.G. LeClair; SOM2/c; F.V. Huges, SOM2/c. (Top Row) R.B. Nolde, SF1c; W.G. Grip, BM2c; H.F. Germarin, S1c; H.J. Harris, MM1c; H.K. Paynter, CMoMM; J.K. Lovsted, CMMM; W.H. Duval, CCS, (of San Diego); I.E. Holley, CSK (of Los Angeles); W.S. Lehner, SC1c; F.J. Bukrey, CM1c; and F.L. Fratta, MM1c."

Soldiers of Companies "E" and "F" of the 1st Army Infantry Regiment, 6th Division boarding the USS Ward via her LCPR's before heading to the Cape Sansapor landings that took place on July 30th, 1944. Photo taken at Maffin Bay, New Guinea.
US Army soldiers of the 1st Army Infantry Regiment, 6th Division eating lunch on the starboard bow while enroute to Cape Sansapor.

A pensive Captain Farwell watches from the port wing of the bridge as the boats return from the Ormoc landing on December 7th, 1944.
Photo by Bernie Jungkind
provided courtesy Guy Thompson

Ward's number two LCPR hooks up to the falls after Ormoc. Up against the stern hull are Boat Officer Ensign Guy Thompson and signalman Trotter. Also pictured are unknown sailors, one of which is probably Coxwain Beasley, but include the engineer, and bow & stern man.
Photo by Bernie Jungkind
provided courtesy Guy Thompson

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World War Two
	USS Ward moored outboard the supply ship Bridge on February 28, 1941, the day she left for Hawaii. - Courtesy Ernest Arroyo
	USS Ward and USS Chew docked together at Hilo, Hawaii. Both ships were part of DESDIV 80, which guarded the entrance to Pearl Harbor. The Ward replaced USS Chew on patrol December 6th after the former had mechanical difficulties and had to return to port.
	#3 4" gun & crew. This was the gun that fired the second shot, the one that hit the Type A minisub and mortally wounded it. Crew members are: are R.H. Knapp - BM2c - Gun Captain, C.W. Fenton - S1c - Pointer, R.B. Nolde - S1c - Trainer, A.A. De Demagall - S1c - No. 1 Loader, D.W. Gruening - S1c - No. 2 Loader, J.A. Paick - S1c - No. 3 Loader, H.P. Flanagan - S1c - No. 4 Loader, E.J. Bakret - GM3c - Gunners Mate, K.C.J. Lasch - Cox - Sightsetter.
	USS Ward crew with ships scoreboard just after Biak Invasion in June of 1944. All but two of these sailors were from Minnesota. Crew members are: (Left to Right): (bottom row) J.L. Spratt, MM2/c; A.J. Fink, CM2/c; O.S. Ethier, MM1/c; C.W. Fenton, BM1/c; D.R. Pepin, SM1/c; J.G. LeClair; SOM2/c; F.V. Huges, SOM2/c. (Top Row) R.B. Nolde, SF1c; W.G. Grip, BM2c; H.F. Germarin, S1c; H.J. Harris, MM1c; H.K. Paynter, CMoMM; J.K. Lovsted, CMMM; W.H. Duval, CCS, (of San Diego); I.E. Holley, CSK (of Los Angeles); W.S. Lehner, SC1c; F.J. Bukrey, CM1c; and F.L. Fratta, MM1c."
	Soldiers of Companies "E" and "F" of the 1st Army Infantry Regiment, 6th Division boarding the USS Ward via her LCPR's before heading to the Cape Sansapor landings that took place on July 30th, 1944. Photo taken at Maffin Bay, New Guinea.
	US Army soldiers of the 1st Army Infantry Regiment, 6th Division eating lunch on the starboard bow while enroute to Cape Sansapor.
	A pensive Captain Farwell watches from the port wing of the bridge as the boats return from the Ormoc landing on December 7th, 1944. Photo by Bernie Jungkind provided courtesy Guy Thompson
	Ward's number two LCPR hooks up to the falls after Ormoc. Up against the stern hull are Boat Officer Ensign Guy Thompson and signalman Trotter. Also pictured are unknown sailors, one of which is probably Coxwain Beasley, but include the engineer, and bow & stern man. Photo by Bernie Jungkind provided courtesy Guy Thompson


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