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April 19, 1955 -- Volos, Greece


NH 67556: USS Albany (CA-123), anchor, starboard side, undated. NHHC Photograph collection.
Caption: NH 67556: USS Albany (CA-123), anchor, starboard side, undated. NHHC Photograph collection.

USS Albany (CA-123) and USS William M. Wood (DD-715) began to provide disaster relief to citizens of Volos, Greece, following a catastrophic earthquake.   The relief operations ended on April 21.   


NH 107454: USS William M. Wood (DD-715), underway, late 1940s. NHHC Photograph Collection.
Caption: NH 107454: USS William M. Wood (DD-715), underway, late 1940s. NHHC Photograph Collection.
Published: Tue Apr 21 11:58:41 EDT 2020