photo classmates

Stev wrote: Sarj here are some pictures of guys in the same barracks as me. The first guy is Roger Olds, who you thought maybe you knew. The next picture is of Roger cutting someone's hair. I can't remember his name.
The last picture is a guy we called our chauffeur because he was the one with the car. I think his last name was Moll and his first name might have been Richard.

The Navy Photo School in Pensacola, FL

Here is a video that shows the Photo School building, the back entrance ,the hallways, class room and one of the "Heads" the content is kind of silly but at least we can see that the building looks in good shape.

This is me cruising into the Big Lagoon from the base rec center.

Stev

Stev Pitchford a fellow PH sent this in today.

I came to Pensacola in February, 1959, from Aviation Prep School in Norman, OK. I spent my first three months in Pensacola as a mess cook, so while I don’t remember you there Sarj, I probably dished out some food to you in the mess hall.

After mess cook duty, Pensacola was a pretty good duty station. The Photo School was in a nice setting. Our barracks was just down the hill from the base swimming pool. On the weekends, a couple of us would rent a boat from the base rec center, cruise up the Big Lagoon, and land somewhere on Perdido Key. We’d cross to the Gulf side of the Key and swim a little and get sun burnt. When we got hungry, we’d go back the boat and ride across the Lagoon to one of the boat-in hamburger stands on the mainland. Cruising up and down the Lagoon, we’d almost always have a few dolphins swimming along beside us.

I left Pensacola and the Photo School in July, 1959, for a little leave at home, then proceeded to Taiwan Defense Command.

This is me cruising into the Big Lagoon from the base rec center.

Stev

Stev Pitchford a Navy Photo buddy sent me this link to the Photo School Building on Google Earth. The building looks in real good shape. Once on Google you can scroll over and see our old barracks, the EM Club etc.

plug these numbers into Google 30°20'55.47"N,87°17'28.95"W