These are rare color pictures taken by Lt. (jg) Gordon "Gus" Engle donated by Teresa Engle
Each picture comes from a color slide, and each is a very rare glimpse at the ship
USS chiwawa at anchor. Date and location unknown.
The following slides come from the ship during an ice storm.
The ice storm pictures were taken en route to Argentia, New Foundland February, 1946.
The following slides come from the ship's time in the Caribbean
The Caribbean pictures were taken January 1945.
The following pictures were taken in LeHarve France, the first week of Feb. 1946.
Note: You can see the remaining bomb destruction almost a year after the war is over.
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