Grant Shotswell Album

Grant Shotswell Passed away at the age of 90 at Vancouver, Washington on April 25, 2005. Ironically just a few miles from where he first went aboard the USS Pennsylvania . I first met Grant 6 years ago when he wrote to me to tell me about his album. I invited him to come to our home and show me this great piece of history. When Grant and Ramona (his wife) walked in the door it was like I had known them my whole life. His memory of his years aboard the Pennsy were remarkable. I asked him if I could make him the official pre-war historian of the Pennsy web site, he agreed. Over the next 6 years I forwarded many requests for information about the pre-war period of the USS Pennsylvania's and Grant never failed to do his best to answer them all. My father and I joined Grant, Ramona & Nadine at the San Francisco reunion and had a great time. To Grant's family my heart and prayers go out to you, this great man will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him... Ken Munro

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I met Grant Shotswell on theinternet and we have been in touch ever since. Grant wrote me and asked ifhe and his Wife could stop by and see me because he had something for me tosee. They live in Washington and were visiting relatives in the area. Of course I said yes, the minute I seen Grant and began listening to him I feltas if I had known him all of my life. This Pennsy Sailor is sharp as atack and full of information and life, he is 85 years old and what atreat. He was carrying a leather bound photo album with his name on thefront and a hand drawn picture of the USS Pennsylvania, it was beautiful andcontained over 100 photos taken in the years 1934 through 1938 when he wasaboard her (Page Background). He offered to leave the album with me sothat I could scan the photos and get them on the site. On our way to theReunion in Tucson we stopped by his home and returned the album and gave him acopy of the web page on a CD for him to look at when ever he wanted. I hadnot completed this page yet.

Grant, Thank you from all of us,this is very special and I know the readers will love it...

Thanks Grant

I will be adding comments about thepictures as I get more info from Grant, so stop by again to see how it isprogressing. The picture names indicate what I thought they were about....

12/2/99
Grant just left my home after spending several hours helping me sort out themess I made of his album. Here are some of the corrections he made and alotmore descriptions, thanks again Grant, you are one super guy.

Grant's Album
1934 to 1938


14" shells, 2 types Note 3' rule next to the shells	5" AA firing	San Francisco Parade in 1936	Dick Powell, Actor	Lexington, Ranger (new) and Saratoga Plane passing in review.


Change of Command	Change of command	Admiral Reeves leaving the Pennsy	Admiral Reeves on shore San Pedro, Waving goodby to his barge	Admiral Reeves's barge.


5" gunnery practice	Bremington Navy Yard 1935	At sea Looking Forward	Bremington	Bremington


Oakland Bay bridge in the 1930's	Pannama Canal	At anchor at San Pedro	Captain Wilson	Light house a Coos Bay Oregon. Carl Veley and Howard Wilson.


	Boot Camp Chief		Howard Perkins, Drain, Oregon	USS Brooks DD-232 6 Battle Stars WWII


USS Hopkins DD249 10 Battle Stars WWII			Dick Powell the Actor	Dick Powell the Actor


Bremerton dry-dock	Bow shot, Bremerton	Dry-dock, Bremerton	At sea	At Sea


6th Division	5" Practice	5" Practice	Convoy	Quarterback


1935 Football Champs	1935 Football Champs	1935 Football Champs	1935 Football Champs	1935 Football Champs


Football Coaches, Lambert, Larson, Bamberder	Out of San Francisco, note the line of battleships, 1936	Mess Table	Gruber	Gruber


Late '38-39, pre Pearl, San Pedro	Late '38-39, pre Pearl, San Pedro	Frisco 38-39	4 stacker Destroyer in heavy seas	L.E. Ball on 5" AA sight


Waikiki, from the Elks Lodge	Royal Hawaiian '36		L.E. Ball on 5" AA	Getting ready for the rotten egg picture taking ceremony


Transfer life ring for an officer to the Hospital ship Relief, note the lace panties sent by the nurses	San Francisco July 4, 1936, building in the back is the Civic Center building, 6th division marching	Rose Parade 1936, Pasadena , Calif., The tickets to the Rose Bowl were checked for counterfeit by smelling them, they had to smell like a Rose	Only shot of Louise Stone 1936, movie being made.	Only shot of Louise Stone 1936, movie being made.


Forward Mast following retrofit	Bremerton	Bremerton	Panama Canal	Panama Canal


Going into drydock in Bremerton	Bremerton	Getting ready to pick up the spotter plane	Convoy, Arizona just behind the Pennsy	Mechanics working on the aircraft


	Shellback Ceremonies	Shellback Ceremonies	Shellback Ceremonies	Shellback Ceremonies


Shellback Ceremonies	Shellback Ceremonies	Shellback Ceremonies	Third one over is Grant	Shellback Ceremonies


Shellback Ceremonies	Shellback Ceremonies	Shellback Ceremonies	Shellback Ceremonies	Shellback Ceremonies


Smoke Screen	High line from the Destroyer	6th Division, ???	Targets, towed by the USS Utah	Band, Arizona is right behind


	USS Macom	Saratoga or Lexington	Carl Veley, Drain, Oregon	Fleet


Boot Camp Chow line	Boot Camp Boatswain Class	Shipmate Schwartz from Brooklyn NY	Saratoga or Lexington	Panama City 1936


Hawaii	Waikiki, Hawaii 1935, Elks Club	Panama	Hawaii	Hawaii


Hawaii, sugar cane	Hawaii		San Francisco	Hawaii