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DD-376
Christening Day. December 31, 1935, Puget Sound Navy Yard 
Commissioning Day. August 28, 1936, Puget Sound Navy Yard 
DD-376 in 1936 
At Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1937 
DD-376 sometime pre-war 
July 15, 1942 off the Mare Island Navy Yard
Sunset pre-war 
In San Diego harbor, 1938 
Still another pre-war 
An oil painting, artist unknown 
Starboard side. An unknown sister ship is behind Cushing 
Aerial view. April 28, 1938
Starboard quarter 
Katherine, CDR Cushing's daughter. On the day DD-376 was launched 
Commander Parker 
Cushing's Commanding Officer at Guadalcanal. To read Paul Frisco's essay on CDR Parker, Click here.
A Pre-War Cushing Matchbook 
!!!WARNING!!!
The next image is VERY LARGE! Nearly 1 Meg! You might want to open a new window for this picture. I normally don't post images this big, but I thought this one needed to be.
At a dance held on Oct 12, 1940 in San Diego, CA 
The Sailor in the front row on the far left was Bob Buckman.
Memorial Plaque at the Bremerton Naval Museum 
From a 1940 Poster on US Destroyers 
A Pre-World War II Postcard 
How Cushing might have looked in 1942 
July 15, 1936 off the Puget Sound Navy Yard 
November 1, 1937 
October 26, 1937. At sea with USS Smith DD-378 
February 8, 1938. At sea with USS Drayton DD-366
July 15, 1942 at the Mare Island Navy Yard 
July 15, 1942 at the Mare Island Navy Yard 
July 15, 1942 off the Mare Island Navy Yard 
A pre-war Postcard  with an unidentified ship behind Cushing.
Another pre-war Postcard 
Left to Right: USS Dobbin, Smith, Perkins, Preston, Cushing, Porter.
Launching Day at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 
Another pre-war matchbook
The pictures in this section were taken at Guadalcanal by Peter A. Flahavin of Australia in 1996, 1995, 1998, 1999
The sign for Henderson International Airport 
Henderson Field (1942-in the small Picture) in 1998 from the 1943 Tower. 
Henderson Field looking west from the 1943 Tower 
Wreck of a floating crane at Tassafaronga Beach 
Matanikau River to Kokumbona 
On Edson's Ridge with a dead hand grenade 
A Betty bomber wing in 1995 and 1999 
Rifle clips, hand grenades, and other relics. 1998 
2 Japanese Anti-aircraft mounts at Red Beach 
Table of relics 1998 
For more of Peter's pictures, click here.
USS Cushing DD-376  Pen and Ink
Picture Credits
Joe Baker
Peter Flahavin
Bob Hamner
Richard and Valora Jones
Al McCloud
US Navy
USS Cushing DD-985
John Sheridan of USN Camoflage 1941-1945
My Collection
Last Updated 1/26/2003 |
with an unidentified ship behind Cushing.
Pen and Ink