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Security
was high, and Police Officers were very visible on
top of the turrets and up high on the superstructure of the
ship |
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bow was jammed full during the Grand Opening |
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Admiral, his wife and the ships Volunteer Coordinator strike a pose on
deck |
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Jersey politicians meet and greet under Big J's big 16-inch guns |
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Captain
James P. Nickols, the Chaplain who offered a prayer at the ships final
decommissioning in 1991, said the Invocation for the USS New Jersey
as
a museum |
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A
couple of members of the Brass Team pose with the Admiral in one of the
tents set up on the fantail. By the way, the little crab
cakes were awesome! |
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On
the left, S1/C Frank Carfioli, served on the New Jersey from 1950 to
1952.
Reported aboard in Bayonne, NJ, while it was still in its mothball
berth. Left the
ship when she returned from her first tour in Korea.
On the right, Frank
Scrocca,
a welder in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, who helped lay the keel
in 1940 |
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From
left to right, Frank Scrocca, Frank Carfioli’s wife,
Emily, and Frank Scrocca’s wife, Pauline
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Pauline,
Frank and Emily leaving on the aft starboard main deck,
after spending
a very wonderful, memorable and exciting day
at the Rebirth of the USS New Jersey as a museum
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Frank
Scrocca, Emily Carfioli and Pauline Scrocca are enjoying
refreshments under
a canopy on the fantail after the ceremonies |
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Frank
Scrocca proudly displays a model of the USS New Jersey he built.
Note
the mirror in back of the case, which gives the illusion
of two USS New Jerseys |
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model of Big J that sits in the ships wardroom, the detail on it is
superb! |
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