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Photo #: NH 97008

Seaman Quartermaster Jack Edward Ricker, USNR,
(left) and
Machinist's Mate Third Class John N. Lenfestey, USNR

Carry their seabags as they check in at the Receiving Station established at Great Lakes, Illinois, to handle newly mobilized Naval Reservists, circa October 1950.
Both men had served in the Navy during and shortly after World War II, and volunteered for callup during the Korean War emergency.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

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1 October 1999