What follows are some photographs and information that we have received,
after many years of knowing very little about Gerald's death. To view any of
the photos in full size, click on the thumbnail.
A gun turret in action, not known if this is the one where Gerald was fighting.
Actual photo taken on April 7,1945, when the Kamakazi plane hit that took Gerald's
life along with many of his shipmates.
USS Maryland BB-46
Underway
Recollections by the only survivor at Gerald's battle station.
