Brooklyn Armed Guard Center 6


Pictures from the US Navy Armed Guard Center
1st Ave and 52nd Street Brooklyn, New York
All pictures are Official US Navy Photographs

Clarence F. Korker, Jr. was a photographer at the Armed Guard Center from 1943
until the end of 1945. Most of the pictures were taken by him, although they
had others that took pictures and did the pressing and printing of the photos.

Credit goes to Jody Moser of Rocky Mountain Custom Photographics of Cody,
Wyoming for donating the photo paper to make these pictures for scanning.

Quality of the pictures was degraded to some extent in the scanning.

Clarence F. Korker
7 N. Mulberry Street
Fellsmere, Florida 32948-5320
Phone (772) 571-0230
Cell Phone 772 913-4413
E-Mail: korkykorker@aol.com

Picture below is Brooklyn Armed Guard Center photographer Claude Knowlton 13 March 1945

Picture below is Anthony T Mannarino Y2C, Editor of the Pointer, and Clarence F Korker SP(P)3C, photographer for the Pointer on the main deck

Picture below is Ships Company Dance at the McAlphan Hotel 20 April 1945. L to R Eula, Aelene Vrooman and Gabe Nagy

Picture below is C F Korker, Eula Arlene Vrooman at Ships Company Dance 20 April 1945 at the McAlphan Hotel in New York City

Picture below is USO Show at Brooklyn Armed Guard Center April 1945

Picture below is Post Office at Brooklyn Armed Guard Center 16 May 1945

Picture below is LT Harper marriage 25 May 1945 at 72nd Street New York City

Picture below is Red Barber, world known sports announcer on left, Commander J M Young in center, LT(jg) on right is unknown. August 9, 1944 CBS broadcast of Old Gold Show, with Woody Herman, Allan Jones.

Picture below is Commander William J Coakley on deck, opening the CBS Old Gold Show, 9 August 1944

Picture below is Woody Herman and Band at Brooklyn Armed Guard Center 9 August 1944

Picture below is Woody Herman, playing at Brooklyn Armed Guard Center, 9 August 1944

Picture below is Woody Herman playing at Brooklyn Armed Guard Center, 9 August 1944

Picture below is Red Barber and Lt Commander Edward T King in the ward room at Brooklyn Armed Guard Center 9 August 1944

Picture below is The Saxaphone Section of Brooklyn Armed Guard Center September 1944

Picture below is Brooklyn Armed Guard Center Band helps to promote 7th War Loan Drive by playing SP Duty at Rockefeller Plaza site of Fighting Lady Carrier Model 6 June 1945

Picture below is Brooklyn Armed Guard Center (Shore Patrol) at Rockefeller Plaza Site of Fighting Lady Carrier Model 6 June 1945

Picture below is Brooklyn Armed Guard Center Thanksgiving Day 1945 . Photos on the South bulkhead demonstrating what we are thankful for (1941 - 1945)

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