051205-N-5539C-002 class destroyer USS Ward (DD 139) are greeted aboard the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) by the shipÕs commanding officer, Cmdr. Mark Manfredi prior to a tour. On December 7, 1941, Ward and her crew delivered the first shot of the war in the Pacific when she intercepted and sank a Japanese miniature submarine at the entrance to Pearl Harbor one hour before the Japanese air attack on the island of Oahu. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert (RELEASED) US Navy 051205-N-5539C-002 Veterans of the World War II-era Wickes-class destroyer USS Ward (D

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051205-N-5539C-002 class destroyer USS Ward (DD 139) are greeted aboard the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) by the shipÕs commanding officer, Cmdr. Mark Manfredi prior to a tour. On December 7, 1941, Ward and her crew delivered the first shot of the war in the Pacific when she intercepted and sank a Japanese miniature submarine at the entrance to Pearl Harbor one hour before the Japanese air attack on the island of Oahu. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert (RELEASED) US Navy 051205-N-5539C-002 Veterans of the World War II-era Wickes-class destroyer USS Ward (DD 139) are greeted aboard the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) by the ship%%5Ersquo,s commanding officer, Cmdr. Mark Manfre

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