Ensign Gil Nelson at Mount 4, 1953
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Lt. (jg) Gil Nelson in Grumman F9F Panther aboard carrier Hornet (CVA-12), August 1954
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Ens. Gil Nelson at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 1953
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Crossing the equator 28JUL1954
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Crossing the equator 28JUL1954
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Crossing the equator 28JUL1954
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Crossing the equator 28JUL1954
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Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Abbot refueling from carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Abbot seen from carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Torpedo gang
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Abbot at anchor, probably Guantanamo Bay
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Abbot at anchor, probably Guantanamo Bay
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GM2 Lafontaine performing routine maintenance on his twin 3”/50s.
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Gil Nelson's cabin, spring 1953
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Wardroom caricatures
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Looking aft on starboard side
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Westbound in Panama Canal 07JUN1954
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Westbound in Panama Canal 07JUN1954
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The chiefs at the Panama Canal 07JUN1954
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Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever picks up Gil Nelson
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Refueling at sea
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Abbot (DD 629) and Hale (DD 642) at Santo Domingo
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Hornet (CV 12) and transport Mount Katmai (AE-16)
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Aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
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Chiefs in their wardroom
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Cruiser St. Paul (CA-73) and fleet oiler Caliente (AO-53)
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Bow view probably taken at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1953
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Abbot underway at flank speed
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Abbot underway at flank speed.
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Gil Nelson at the MK 56 Gun Fire Control System during air action-starboard drill.
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Gil Nelson on Abbot's bridge
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Bow damage, 1954
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Aboard Abbot
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Aboard Abbot
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Aboard Abbot
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1993 - First Abbot reunion
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1993 - First Abbot reunion
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Gil Nelson, 1993
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Mike Yamin (’54- ?), 1993
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Bob Foley, 1993
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Clark Coggeshall, 1993
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Dick Blaes, 1993
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Gil Nelson, 1993
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