USS Randolph (CV-15) [Image 5 of 13]

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

10.01.2018

Photo by Max Lonzanida  

Naval History and Heritage Command

A scanned image of a Regulus missile test launch aboard the USS Randolph (CV-15), scanned from the on-site archives at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. David Witt, a veteran crewmember from the USS Randolph (CV-15), had the opportunity to visit the Hampton Roads Naval Museum on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Witt, and his wife Betsy, travelled from Kansas City, Missouri; and noted that this was the first time in five years that he was able to travel since having surgery. Witt served as an Aviation Ordinanceman aboard the carrier in the 1950s, and recounted his roles during the ships Regulus Missile Testing and his meditteranean cruises. Museum Educator, AJ Orlikoff, was able to search in the museum’s on-site archives and located some archived photos of the USS Randolph; which were provided to Witt and his wife as mementos of their visit. Afterwards, the couple had the opportunity to tour the USS Wisconsin (BB-64), which is an Iowa-Class Battleship moored permanently next to the museum as a museum ship. The Wisconsin is also a popular venue for military ceremonies. Note: Images submitted to DVIDS (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) are available for the public to download and utilize without cost. If this image appears on a commercial site that charges a fee to download, you can avert this by going to www.Dvidshub.net, and search for the associated image under our command, Naval History & Heritage Command, where the high resolution image is available without cost. (US Navy Photo by Civilian Public Affairs Officer Max Lonzanida/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.01.2018
• Date Posted: 10.02.2018 10:17
• Photo ID: 4789992
• VIRIN: 181002-N-TG517-005
• Resolution: 832x655
• Size: 56.41 KB
• Location: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US