Ciao, Sailors!

Genoa, Italy, 1930. The fellow on the left is Dolfo, my Best Friend's father.

Thanks to my Best Friend for making this photo available to us.

On deck.

In 1964, a West German naval ship docked in Chicago for a few days. The authorities opened the vessel to tours, and my Dad took us to see it:

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Chicago, Illinois, 1964. The ship docked along the Chicago River. The line formed to the right.