WWII Photo USS Nicholson DD-442 Mascot Dog US Navy WW2 B&W World War Two/ 7112

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USS Nicholson DD-442 Mascot at Battle Stations! This is a nice reproduction of an original World War Two photograph showing a mascot on the US Navy Destroyer USS Nicholson, DD-442. The Nicholson was a Gleaves class destroyer that performed service throughout World War Two. Size is about 5″ x 5″. Pacific service After five months in the Mediterranean, Nicholson returned to the United States for overhaul in preparation for Pacific deployment, for which she sailed from Boston early in January 1944. When she reached New Guinea in February, she was assigned to escort LSTs in the Cape Gloucester campaign, already under way. Throughout the long New Guinea campaign, a matter of successive assaults on coastal points and nearby islands, Nicholson gave gunfire support to troops ashore. She had similar duty in the Admiralties; when, during the conquest of Seeadler Harbor, she was assigned to draw fire from an enemy battery on Hauwei Island. Here she was hit by a 4-inch (102 mm) shell which struck in No. 2 ammunition handling room, killing three and wounding four. She eliminated the enemy position. In August 1944 Nicholson joined the 3rd Fleet in the Marshalls. She screened fast carriers in raids on the Bonins, Formosa, and the Philippines, supporting the invasion of the Palaus and the neutralization of Yap. Returning to the Philippines, her group assisted the 7th Fleet during the invasion of Leyte and the decisive Battle for Leyte Gulf, from which Nicholson sailed for a Seattle overhaul. Returning to the western Pacific in February 1945, Nicholson escorted ships passing between Guam and Ulithi, and arrived off Okinawa for its invasion late in March. Serving in the exposed radar picket line, Nicholson came through untouched by kamikazes, but rescued survivors from stricken destroyers Little and Morrison. Rejoining the 3rd Fleet for the final air operations against the Japanese home islands, Nicholson was off Honshū at the war’s end. She entered Sagami Wan on 29 August and Tokyo Bay on 15 September. Returning to San Diego on 6 November, she sailed for Panama and Charleston, South Carolina, arriving on 23 November to join the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She decommissioned on 26 February 1946 and was assigned as a Naval Reserve training ship in the 3d Naval District on 30 November 1948. Nicholson received 10 battle stars for World War II service. Click Here to Receive My E-mail Newsletters!! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! World War Two Photos – Keeping the Memories Alive See my other auctions for more interesting and unusual items!!! Visit My eBay Store: World War 2 Photos and Collectibles Fast Shipping!!! 7112

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