uss liberty, a pictorial story donald w pageler
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USS Liberty, a pictorial story
Donald W Pageler
In the Atlantic from Norfolk to Africa
The Ivorian hotel in Abidjan
Approach-ing Naval Base, Rota, Spain
Dock at Naval Base, Rota, Spain
Don Pageler on Liberty with Sub tender & Submarine in background
XO Lt Commander Armstong in cabin
XO Lt Commander Armstrong,Chiefs Lambert, Benkert & Smith. Armstrong & Smith died.
Captain McGonagle sunbathing about a few hours before attack
One of the reconnaissance flights in AM before attack
Mach-ine gun tub before attack
Israeli Mirage jet during attack
Don Pageler with 2 of the 820+ rocket holes
Ensign David Lucas with rocket holes
Captain McGon-agle on bridge with rocket hole
Battle damage
Herb Peetoom near afterstering entrance with rocket holes
2 of 820+ rocket holes in aft bulkhead on main deck
Port side looking aft. TRSSCOMM in background of left picture
Rocket holes in deck plates
Rocket holes in Starboard side of bridge
Starboard midship 50 cal. gun mount with rocket hole. Missing ships whaleboat burnt by
napalm fire.
Starboard, looking forward. Missing boat & rocket holes on bridge.
Damaged ladder
Bridge as seen from helicopter. Ship riddled with over 820 rocket holes
Looking aft from forecastle at super-structure
Rocket holes, port side
Star-board side of bridge
Paint chipped from bridge by machine gun fire, upper left. Antenna mount with rocket holes on right.
Looking aft at paint chipped on bridge
Rocket holes on star-board wing.
Crewman blown from forward starboard gun mount by rocket blast
Forward starboard gun mount. USS Davis sailing along side with antiaircraft gun in background
Dr. Kiepfer’s state room with rocket holes
Capt McGonagle’s cabin with rocket holes Rocket hole in Lt Golden’s cabin
Rock-et hole in main mast
Rocket holes in antenna mounts
Rocket holes in forward port gun tub
Battle damage
Damaged ladder
Exit hole. Rocket passed through ship Rocket holes in bulkhead, main deck
Life rafts scorched by napalm
Port side midship gun mount burnt by napalm
Port side main deck life raft rack & bulkhead burnt by napalm
Napalm fire damage port side
Napalm fire damage signal bridge
Napalm fire damage signal bridge
Napalm fire damage port side midship gun tub, TRSS-COMM in background
Capt McGonagle (shrapnel in leg) on bridge with Lt. Painter. Wounded in battle dressing station on mess deck
Glenn Bloxham, Gene Kirk & others observe badly
wounded in battle dressing station on mess deck.
Corpsman tends to wounded sailor
Israeli torpedo boat during attack
Lt John Scott inspects shoring built to keep flooded compartment from collapsing
Air ducts damaged by torpedo explosion
After a long night, help finally arrives the following day.
USS Davis & USS Massey come along side
USS Davis highline transfer of supplies to Liberty
USS Davis sails along side Liberty
Pictures of Liberty taken from USS America
Wounded leaving Liberty on helicopter
Wounded arriving USS America
Wounded arriving USS America
Lt Commander Dave Lewis was temporarily blinded by torpedo blast
Dave Lewis with doctor on USS America
Don Harold with doctor on USS America
George Wilson on evacuation flight
Walking wounded attending Memorial Ceremony on USS America
Press Conference on USS America
Memorial Ceremony on USS America
USS Liberty seen from USS America
View looking forward showing 13 degree list
USS Liberty arriving Malta
Tip of torpedo hole in starboard side
Tip of torpedo hole seen at water line
Tip of torpedo hole covered for security
Tip of torpedo hole with scuba divers
Torpedo hole seen from dock during dry dock (water removed)
40 ft torpedo hole during dry dock. Most of hole below water line. Note shipmate standing in hole
Torpedo hole seen from inside during dry dock
Cleanup of torpedoed compart-ment
Cleanup of torpedoed compartment
Part of cleanup crew resting
Don Pageler after 2 days of cleanup. Removing remains of 25 dead shipmates leaves lasting scars, resulting in PTSD 20 years later.
Casket being loaded in Malta
These men did not come home alive
Stern view from air upon return to Little Creek
Stern view of normal steaming colors, Israelis claim they could not see. During attack over-sized Holiday colors were raised to replace damaged flag.
USS Liberty returns to Little Creek
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