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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Caption dated May 31, 1961 reads, "Eighty crew members of the submarine 'Gudgeon,' lost in April, 1944, in the South Pacific, were honored Tuesday at Veterans of Foreign Wars Ship 8310, 1006 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank. Jack Killion, 314 N. Lomita St., Burbank, chairman of the plaque committee; Capt. Clarence Gillen, 3614 Oak St, Burbank, Ship 8310, and Capt, Robert Dornin, commanding officer, Los Alamitos, left to right, dedicated the plaque. Dornin was executive officer of the 'Gudgeon' during the war."
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.--Post 8310 (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Dedications--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Plaques, plaquettes--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Soldiers--United States World War, 1939-1945--Veterans Veterans--United States Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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