Title
Photograph, Nate Martin, Frank Mason, Walter Wallce, and Walsh (first name unknown), 1945
Description
From left to right: Sailors Nate Martin (Nashville, TN), Frank Mason (Columbus, OH) with commanding officer Walter Wallace (Kosciusko, MS) and Walsh (New York City, NY) on board the minesweeper YMS 247 off the coast of Normandy in 1945. The swastikas on the smokestack behind them record the number of German mines that the ship that successfully swept out of the way.