Navy History Day - 2017

COB Norm Bower and wife Glenda were in attendance.

Long time Albacore Park Board of Directors member Russ Van Billiard and his daughter

Face painting by Trading Faces Artistic Face Painting

Members of the Piscataqua Maritime Commission

Mudhook provided sea chanties and folk songs to entertain the crowd.

Youngsters enjoying a WWII vintage BMW motorcycle and side car

German re-enactor in a shelter

Marblehead Base of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. cut-away model of USS Thresher SSN-593 lost with all hands ion 10 April 1963

Poster at the table where members of the Friends of Albacore were signing copies of their recently published book USS ALBACORE AGSS 569 AN ORAL HISTORY

Friends of Albacore Oral History contributors at the book signing. (L to R) then Lt. Jack Hunter, Captain Roy Springer and YN2(SS) Austin 'Butch' Jordan.

WWII GI shelter with a display of some of a soldier's equipment and arms.

Army re-enactors in period uniforms.

Re-enactors with a display of equipment typically carried by a US GI during WWII.

Jim Craig introduces the next event in the busy schedule

Commander Jason Weed provides some introductory remarks before enlisting four new recruits to the Navy.

Former Chief of the Boat Norman Bower and Harry 'Bud' Fisher enjoy the program.

This cake was cut and slices offered to those in attendance

Family members in attendance.

A display of German and United States uniforms from WWII.

Cdr Weed administers the oath of allegiance to the new recruits.