At a Caribbean Naval Base, a seaman is waiting for the pigeon to enter the loft. This photograph is dated prior to December 1944.
Categories: Animals on Board
 
 
Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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