U.S. Navy USS OKLAHOMA survivors (left to right), Ray Turpin, Jerry Tessaro, Paul Goodyear, George Smith and Raymond Richmond sit at the crest of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard logo, which reads the motto,"We make them fit to fight,"during the USS OKLAHOMA Lobby Display Dedication ceremony at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The motto was adopted after the events of on Dec. 7, 1941, and the shipyard's restoration of the crippled Pearl Harbor fleet. The renovation and dedication also honored the historic tie between the Pearl Harbor Shipyard workers who aided in the rescue of 32 Sailors from the capsized ship in the days following Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy USS OKLAHOMA survivors (left to right), Ray Turpin, Jerry Tessaro, Paul Goodyear, George Smith and Raymond Richmond sit at the crest of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard logo, which reads the motto,"We make them fit to fight,"during the USS OKLAHOMA Lobby Display Dedication ceremony at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The motto was adopted after the events of on Dec. 7, 1941, and the shipyard's restoration of the crippled Pearl Harbor fleet. The renovation and dedication also honored the historic tie between the Pearl Harbor Shipyard workers who aided in the rescue of 32 Sailors from the capsized ship in the days following Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class James E. Foehl) (Released)

Base: Pearl Harbor

State: Hawaii (HI)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: MC1 James E. Foehl, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files