 | Starbord side picture of CA-74 |
 | USS Columbus CA-74 in Venice, Italy | ||
 | John titled this photo " The Year Columbus was Born 1945" |
 | USS Columbus CA-74 1950 Ball Team. John Galla is on the top row, second one in from the left side. (Looks like a slugger to me) | ||
 | USS Columbus CA-74 Plan Of The Day: Friday the 21st of September, 1951 |
 | John titled this photo as "The Day We Almost Lost The Admiral" | ||
 | Another Photo of The Crashed Helecopter Under the Fantail Crane. |
 | Explanation of the events about The Helecopter Crash and visit to Famagusta, Cyprus | ||
 | Statistics of CA-74 and a great aerial shot of CA-74. |
 | Change of Command September 1950 From Captain Mclean to Captain Wellings | ||
 | Inspection on USS Columbus CA-74 |
 | Christmas on USS Columbus CA-74. In the bottom picture, Captain Wellings and G.M.C. F. Kodrick are seen. John Galla is behind Santa. | ||
 | Sea Activities 1 |
 | Sea Activities 2 | ||
 | The top picture is the 4th Div. CA-74. John Galla is on the top, left side, fifth one in. About the bottom photo, John wrote " Holy Stone -- Oh My Back" |
| About this photo, John wrote "And They said "Join the NAVY and See The World" | ||
 | USS Columbus CA-74 visits Roma. Page 1 The city of fountains, the Colosseum, the Vatican, St. Peter's Cathedral, the Sistine Chapel and the Arch of Constantine. |
| Visit to Roma. Page 2 (I remember Roma very well. I'd love to go back some day) (For those that may not know, it is Roma and not Rome, in Italy) | ||
 | Columbus Night Life (I sure remember Naples) |
 | On The Town Liberty!!!! | ||
 | Admiral Robert B. Carney Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Europe and Commander-in-Chief, US Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediteranian |
 | Admiral R. L. Conolly Commander in Chief, Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediteranian | ||
 | Captain Ephraim R. McLean, Jr. Commanding Officer October 1949 to September 12, 1950 |
 | Captain Joseph Harold Wellings Commanding Officer September 12, 1950 to August 2, 1951 | ||
 | Captain Frederick Burdett Warder Commanding Officer August 2, 1951 to the date of the writting (anybody know?) |
 | Captain Edward Baxter Billingsley Exective Officer July 1949 to January 1951 | ||
 | Operations Department Officers and Engineering Department Officers |
 | Gunnery Department Officers | ||
 | Administrative Department Officers and Supply Department Officers |
 | Medical Department Officers | ||
 | Chief Petty Officers | ||||
 | John Galla's Christmas Card from CA-74 See the outside HERE See a picture of CA-74, the Officers AND the menu inside HERE | |
 | John Galla is on the right and Paul Geene is to the left. They are on the Quarterdeck on board the USS Salem CA-139. The photo was taken August 1998. | |
| John Galla said these are "Some of the old Shipmates of the USS Columbus CA 74, back in the early 50s" | |
| I had to include this photo John Galla sent. John said this: "This is the USS Des Moines CA134. I am a Plank Owner on her. She was commissioned 16 of November 1948 in Quincy, MA .That was the biggest thrill in my life .Being a country boy, I had never seen a ship in my life. I came from a little town in PA (Pennsylvania). . John G. (SHIPMATE)" | |
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| The USS Des Moines and The USS Columbus Side By Side | |
John sent this information on the USS Des Moines CA134
from the "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" HERE
Here are a couple of links to USS Des Moines CA134 Information:
USS Des Moines Home page
USS Des Moines Reunion Association
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John S. Galla and son John M. Galla aboard the Battleship USS Massachusetts BB-59 Battlship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts Here is a link to the Battleship USS Massachusetts | |
| Another Photo of the Battleship USS Massachusetts BB-59 | |
| A Collage of John's Coast Guard Days | |
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