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The USS La Vallette | A Sailor's Diary
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A Sailor's Diary. The Naval Art and History of George S. Eisenberg. About George S. Eisenberg. USS LaVallette (DD448) Destroyer Squadron 21, Destroyer Division 42. Gouache paint on a cancelled chart of the South Pacific. 1943. In 1943, during the early part of my tenure on board the ship, I painted the USS. DD448) from a dock in San Diego. I painted in the surrounding ocean after heading out to sea. The original painting of the USS. Is now berthed and open to the public as a museum. During WWII. My p...
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Jumping Ship At Night | A Sailor's Diary
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A Sailor's Diary. The Naval Art and History of George S. Eisenberg. About George S. Eisenberg. Lt Roth killed in the Battle of Rennell Island →. Jumping Ship At Night. February 10, 2011. April 22, 1945 – Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippine Islands. We were enjoying all the comforts of a South Sea Island vacation resort. Our hotel of course was the enormous, bathtub-like ARD7, a US Navy floating dry dock. Its main suite was occupied by our ship, the. Daling, Subic Bay, Philippines April 11, 1945. Felix is a clas...
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Slot Duty | A Sailor's Diary
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A Sailor's Diary. The Naval Art and History of George S. Eisenberg. About George S. Eisenberg. The Powder-Blue Brig →. January 27, 2011. October 6, 1943. Spud Eldered, Radioman 3rd Class, listening on the VHF radio to mid action pilot conversation as they hit their targets. USS LaVallette October 2, 1943, 1800. Sailor wearing his life belt on WWII Destroyer, the USS LaVallette. Ship navigating Tulagi, a Solomon Island surrounded by Japanese occupied waters. 1943. Watching the PPI scope is like looking in...
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About George S. Eisenberg | A Sailor's Diary
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A Sailor's Diary. The Naval Art and History of George S. Eisenberg. About George S. Eisenberg. About George S. Eisenberg. George Eisenberg’s career as an illustrator and fine artist spans close to 70 years. He graduated from Massachusetts College of Art in 1942 followed by three and a half years of service in WWll. While serving in World War II aboard the USS LaVallette, from 1942 through 1945, 21-year-old Eisenberg began chronicling life in the South Pacific, in over 360 paintings and drawings. Gabriell...