Fort Story Coast Artillery Exercises, 1941 - Virginia Beach, Virginia
Rating
Title
Fort Story Coast Artillery Exercises , 1941 - Virginia Beach , Virginia
Date
1941-06-10
Time Period
1940s
Description
June 10 , 1941 photograph of Battery A (the Walke Battery) , 246th Coast Artillery Regiment of the Virginia Army National Guard standing next to a 16-inch howitzer gun during exercises at Fort Story in Princess Anne County (now Virginia Beach) , Virginia .
Subjects
Armed Forces Virginia. National Guard Fort Story (Va.) Coastal defenses United States. Army Military exercises Military Installations
Keywords
Virginia Beach, Virginia Princess Anne County, Virginia Armed Forces Fort Story Military Installations Military Training Coastal Defenses Virginia National Guard National Guard US Army 246th Coast Artillery Corps Soldiers Trucks Military Exercises Artillery (Troops) Artillery (Weaponry) Howitzers Guns Cannons
Location
Virginia Beach (Va.)
Location (See also)
Princess Anne County (Va.) Cape Henry (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Photographer
Borjes, Charles Vollmer, Harden David Staff Photo
Company
Virginian-Pilot Newspaper Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch Newspaper
Repository
Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection
Host Institution
Norfolk Public Library (Va.)
Copyright Holder
Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection
Usage Rights
This material is copyrighted by the Norfolk Public Library. Reproduction in any form or by any means for reasons other than personal use is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from Norfolk Public Library. For further information or to obtain a high resolution digital copy of this image, please contact the Sargeant Memorial Collection staff at the Norfolk Public Library.
File Name
smc-vp-fnj000118-006.jpg
Genre/Form
Photograph
Type
Still Image
Original Format
Film Negative
Original Dimensions
4 x 5"
Digital Format
JPG
Headline
"Ft . Story Guns Emit 14 Volleys at Sea Target " (article , Virginian-Pilot) ; "A Message to Davy " (photograph caption , Virginian-Pilot) .
Notes
See Norfolk Virginian-Pilot , June 11 , 1941 and Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch , June 14 , 1941 . SMC Digitization Phase 2 .
Source
From SMC Photograph Collection , FNJ118 .
Collection
The Virginian-Pilot Photograph Collection SMC Photograph Collection
GPS Coordinates
36.927416, -76.00548
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