A picture of the U.S.S. SHANGRI-LA on a postcard from Navy Day, October 27, 1945. This "Flight Deck Parade" photo was taken from an SB2C of VB-85 with a professional photographer in the rear seat, sometime around Aug 15, 1945. Thanks to Kenneth S. Reightler for this info.
Carl and Louise Crawford, circa 1945. They married while Carl was on shore leave.
Plank Certificate for Carl E. Crawford
The U.S.S. SHANGRI-LA, prior to being repainted in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard during Feb 23 to Mar 2, 1945.
Cover from the 1944/1945 U.S.S. SHANGRI-LA log book
Irene Coulson Livingston, a Wave that visited the SHANGRI-LA while docked in San Diego in the 1940's.
My vanity plate. Kelly (I'm the web guy) and Phyllis Crawford, with kids Misty, Kelsey and Amber (L to R). Not pictured is the latest addition to our family, Phillip.
Through the SHANGRI-LA reunion guest book, I found out that Gordon Pence lives very near me! So I called my dad, Carl Crawford, and the next time he was in town, I scheduled a lunch for the three of us. We had a great time! I listened, and they talked about the Shang! It was great fun. Here's a picture that I took on Gordon's camera, and then he emailed it to me (Gordon on the left, and Carl on the right - December 1999).
The crew of the U.S.S. SHANGRI-LA on deck for a picture
(submitted by John Zollo).
Robert Lee Drum (Shipfitter 3/c) in front of the "scoreboard"
(submitted by Diane Culp: dmculp@hotmail.com)
Robert Lee Drum (Shipfitter 3/c) and William Michael Harrington (First class UN)
(submitted by Diane Culp: dmculp@hotmail.com
Mr. Harrington identified by his son Mike)
(submitted by John Zollo)
(submitted by Jesse E. Brown, Jr.)
Jesse E. Brown (bottom left); James H. Daggett (bottom right)
Anyone know any more of these fellows?
(left zoom)
(right zoom)
(submitted by Jesse E. Brown, Jr.)
(submitted by Bill Grigsby)
(submitted by Richard Pearsall)
"At 1028 hrs, Thursday morning, Mrs. James D. Doolittle smashed the traditional bottle of champagne across the bow and christened her SHANGRI-LA. Launched before 100,000 witnesses. The bottle that Mrs. Doolittle used is in the San Diego Air & Space Museum."
The air force officer is Shorty Manch (Jacob). Shorty was co pilot of crew #3 on the Doolittle Raid. The young lady is the daughter of a shipyard worker.
(submitted by Richard Pearsall)
(submitted by David W. Daggett)
(submitted by David W. Daggett)
(submitted by Stacey Fleming)
Ball turret gunner George Boehm at far left; Radioman Norman Sloan, standing, second from right; Fred Coffee, sitting in front. (submitted by Eric Boehm)
(submitted by Frank Wilk, Jr.)
(submitted by Bob Kaminski)
(submitted by Mary Lou Mitchell)
(submitted by Mary Lou Mitchell)
(submitted by Buddy Blair)
(submitted by John Zollo)
(submitted by John Zollo)
(submitted by John Zollo)
(submitted by David W. Richards)
(submitted by David W. Richards and Terry D. Waller)
(submitted by Frederick W. Dozier)
(submitted by Matt Murphy)
(submitted by Don Carlson)
U.S.S. SHANGRI-LA Bell
(submitted by Fred Carment)
My father was an officer aboard the Shangri-La in the early sixties, and as he got discharged he received "the ship's plaque" at least that's the story he told us. He told us that the Captain of the ship took this plaque off his wall and gave it to my father as he left the ship. Anyone know anything about this plaque?
U.S.S. SHANGRI-LA Plaque
(submitted by Vachee Loughran)
1944/1945 track map of the U.S.S. SHANGRI-LA
