Administration and Personnel Offices
September 29, 1966 - May 20, 1967 Back Row: YN3
Wayne C. Watson, PN3
Ronald J. Kohl
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PN3 Paul Lukes and YN3 Bob Swanson at O'Hare International Airport |
PN3 Paul Lukes at desk aboard Shangri-La Paul lives in San Jose, Ca. |
Air Operations
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USS
Shangri-La CVA 38
Uss
Shangri-La Room Aboard the USS Hornet Museum
USS
Shangri-La Mediterranean Cruise
September
29, 1966 - May 20, 1967
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from NAS Alameda, California
Underway From Mayport, Florida Naples, Italy Valletta, Malta Istanbul, Turkey Athens, Greece Taranto, Italy Toulon, France |
Marseilles,
France
Genoa, Italy Palma, Mallorca, Spain Palermo, Sicily Barcelona, Spain Arrive Mayport, Florida Fly to NAS Alameda, California |
| Rome
- Bob swanson and Paul Lukes at Stadio dei Marmi, or "marble stadium"
The stadium was built in 1932 and designed by Enrico Del Debbio. It boasts enormous tiers topped by 60 white marble statues that were gifts from Italian cities in commemoration of 60 athletes. |
Historic
Footage of the USS Shangri-La
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Memorabilia
Bob
Swanson and his wife Donna
Bob
lives in Castro Valley, Ca.
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the NAS Alameda Naval Air Museum and the USS Hornet Museum
bswanson7@sbcglobal.net
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