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Fred Christ Buuck Collection

Documents and images from the collection of Fred Christ Buuck, Gunner's Mate Third Class(T) USNR and a member of the original crew which commissioned the USS Bon Homme Richard. The materials were contributed by his son, Larry Buuck, and are used here with permission.

Contents:
Honorable Discharge
Notice of Separation
Plank Owner's Certificate
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Fred Christ Buuck [on right]
Deck View Showing Bristling Guns
New Destroyer Escort DE 13
P.T. 105
P.T. 141
Plane down off U.S.S. Wasp
Training Submarine 69
U.S Naval Training Station Barracks, Newport, RI
U.S.S. Abner Reed
U.S.S. Ammen
U.S.S. Atlanta
U.S.S. Beale
U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard
U.S.S. Chester
U.S.S. Colorado
U.S.S. Enterprise
U.S.S. Gansevoort
U.S.S. Hobby
U.S.S. Honolulu
U.S.S. Idaho
U.S.S. Kendrich
U.S.S. Lexington off coat of Hawaii, T.H.
U.S.S. Minneapolis
U.S.S. Monticello
U.S.S. Mullany
U.S.S. Narwhal
U.S.S. Nautilus
U.S.S. New Mexico
U.S.S. Nicholas
U.S.S. North Carolina (battleship)
U.S.S. Oklahoma
U.S.S. Ranger
U.S.S. Salt Lake City
U.S.S. Saratoga
U.S.S. Texas
U.S.S. Washington
U.S.S. West Virginia
U.S.S. Wichita