This nameplate has been in use since 2001
This nameplate was used in 1956
This website was created and maintained from May 2020 to May 2021 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Stars and Stripes operations in the Pacific.
It will no longer be updated, but we encourage you to explore the site and view content we felt best illustrated Stars and Stripes' continued support of the Pacific theater since 1945.
By Bob Wickley | STARS AND STRIPES February 16, 2017
Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, July, 1974: Seaman Bob Polo perches on the huge anchor of the USS Jason as he takes a smoke break after finishing his job of scraping away old paint.
