Title
Signed Photograph of Joseph "Jocko" Clark
Description
A signed portrait photo of Captain Joseph "Jocko" Clark to Lieutenant Stephen Fitch. The photo is inscribed with the message "with [intelligible] regards and in appreciation of excellent service in the USS Yorktown" -JJ Clark, Captain USN Commanding 10 February 1944.'
Collection
Stephen Fitch Collection
Context
From the collection of Stephen Fitch, who was part of the inaugural crew and a plankowner of the USS Yorktown (CV-10). Jocko Clark was the first captain that of the USS Yorktown (CV-10).
Stephen Fitch was a Lt. Commander in the Engineering Department on the USS Yorktown (CV-10). An artist at heart, Fitch would draw both small cartoons and comics as well as detailed schematics of engine compartments and staterooms. Fitch is also the artist behind the squadron emblems on the flight deck killboards.
Stephen Fitch was a Lt. Commander in the Engineering Department on the USS Yorktown (CV-10). An artist at heart, Fitch would draw both small cartoons and comics as well as detailed schematics of engine compartments and staterooms. Fitch is also the artist behind the squadron emblems on the flight deck killboards.
Accession #
2018.6
