Clarence "Korky" Korker - U.S. Navy Armed Guard 1943-45

Happy 100th Birthday to Clarence Korker (3/9/25)

U.S. NAVY Photographers Mate Specialist, 3rd Class Clarence Korker, Korky to his friends, joined the Navy in 1943 and was assigned to the Navy Armed Guard. The Guard was tasked with defending Merchant Marine ships by manning guns mounted on the otherwise unarmed vessels. Just before Korky was posted to a ship, he had to undergo an operation that put him on light duty. He ended up in charge of the photographic department at the Brooklyn Navy Yard where the Armed Guard were stationed. The department covered every Navy Armed Guard event and ceremony that took place in and around New York City.

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