Officer and mascot on deck of SC 668, November 1943

black-and-white photograph

Photograph; black-and-white photograph of unidentified naval officer and dog on deck of SC 668 (built 1942), November 1943; handwritten on the back "11/43" and "How in 'ell did the box/ get in this!"; from Henry Strauss transcript in Sound Archives: "... I don't remember the officer's name but it's a mascot that we had for about six months. Sort of a mixture dog who was trained to do his duty up in the bow." Related to 2004.81.191.