Title:
LST-751: SW Pacific Basketball Champs 1945
Object ID:
2010.085.10
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Date:
1945
Photographer:
Unknown
Description:
Photograph of the LST-751 crew's basketball team. According to the information on the back, this team was the 1945 SouthWest Pacific Championship team with a record of 92 wins and 2 losses. The team consisted of:
Back Row (L to R) - Unknown, Fred Hurst [RDM 3/c], Lloyd Dykes [SC 1/c], Jim Dunk [QM 2/c], Frank Kubiak [SM 1/c], George Dorchak [S 1/c], Ken Crowley [Cox]
Front Row (L to R) - Gene Menges [QM 3/c], Pat Foley [SC 2/c], Marvin Metzger [S 1/c], Dennis Brannagan [GM 2/c], Don Meyer [S 1/c]
Back Row (L to R) - Unknown, Fred Hurst [RDM 3/c], Lloyd Dykes [SC 1/c], Jim Dunk [QM 2/c], Frank Kubiak [SM 1/c], George Dorchak [S 1/c], Ken Crowley [Cox]
Front Row (L to R) - Gene Menges [QM 3/c], Pat Foley [SC 2/c], Marvin Metzger [S 1/c], Dennis Brannagan [GM 2/c], Don Meyer [S 1/c]
Place:
LST-751
Copyright:
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LST-751 1943 SW Pacific basketball champs
LST-751 1943 SW Pacific basketball champs