Commanding officer of Gato-class submarine USS Silversides Lieutenant Commander C.C. Burlingame on the bridge in foul weather gear with a corn-cob pipe, sometime in 1942.

Caption     Commanding officer of Gato-class submarine USS Silversides Lieutenant Commander C.C. Burlingame on the bridge in foul weather gear with a corn-cob pipe, sometime in 1942. ww2dbase
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Identification Code   80-G-11902
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Photo Size 1,184 x 936 pixels
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
16 Nov 2023 10:53:00 PM

Apparently, this was a posed picture because the stark shadows and calm seas do not look like weather requiring foul weather gear.

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