Title

USS Laffey Commissioning Program from the Navy Yard at Boston, Massachusetts, February 8, 1944

Description
Program for the commissioning service of the USS Laffey (DD-724) at the Boston, Massachusetts Navy Yard on February 8, 1944.

Following the loss of the USS Laffey (DD-459) at the battle of Guadalcanal, Laffey (DD-724) would be named to honor the fallen destroyer.
Collection
Wilbert Gauding Collection
Context
Both a plank owner and serving on board the USS Laffey (DD-724) throughout the war, Machinist’s Mate 2/c, Wilbert C. Gauding was aboard the destroyer at D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa.
Accession #
2022.0009
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Primary Object Name
Program
Sub-Class Name
Other Documents
Class Name
Documentary Objects
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
Primary Image of USS Laffey Commissioning Program from the Navy Yard at Boston, Massachusetts, February 8, 1944