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	94k	Lance E. Massey was born in Syracuse, New York, on 20 September 1909. A 1930 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he became a Naval aviator in 1932. In the first months of the Pacific War, he served with Torpedo Squadron Six (VT-6) on USS Enterprise (CV-6) and later took command of Torpedo Squadron Three (VT-3), flying from USS Yorktown (CV-5). On 4 June 1942, during the Battle of Midway, Lieutenant Commander Massey was killed in action while leading his squadron in an attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier force. Photo #: 80-G-66074. Lieutenant Commander Lance E. Massey, USN, Commanding Officer, Torpedo Squadron Three (VT-3), seated in his Douglas TBD-1 "Devastator" torpedo plane, at Naval Air Station Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, 24 May 1942. Note "Victory" flag marking on the plane, representing the sinking of a Japanese ship during the Marshall Islands Raid, 1 February 1942, when he was Executive Officer of Torpedo Squadron Six (VT-6) on USS Enterprise (CV-6). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.		Bill Gonyo
	97k	Artist's conception of the Massey as she appeared after FRAM II overhaul by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	201k	Undated, location unknown.		Don Smith STC USN (Ret)
	186k	Undated, location unknown.		Don Smith STC USN (Ret)
	178k	Undated, location unknown.		Michael Morris, HM2 USN 1964-1970
	37k	Undated, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	141k	Undated, location unknown.		Bill Gonyo
	182k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	96k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	217k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	24k	December 22 1944, location unknown.		-
	132k	Circa early post World War II, location unknown..		Marc Piché
	88k	USS Massey (DD-778) Anchored off Tripoli, Libya, which she visited in company with USS Kearsarge (CV-33) in late June 1948. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	121k	USN Photo NH 96844, anchored at Naples, Italy, 5 July 1948. She is using a fire hose, aft, to keep over-enthusiastic "bum boat" peddlers away from the ship. This was done in keeping with current directives from both Navy and Italian authorities prohibiting "bum boat" transactions. Photographed from USS Kearsarge (CV 33). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Joe Radigan
	139k	USN Photo NH 96847, alongside USS Leyte (CV 32) to refuel during "Operation Frigid" cold weather underway replenishment activities in the North Atlantic, 12 November 1948. The towing cable, used to maintain spacing between the ships, has already been rigged. Messenger lines are visible in lower center. These are employed to bring across telephone lines, refueling hoses and heavier cables that will be used to exchange mail and cargo. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Joe Radigan
	154k	USS Massey (DD-778) photographed circa the early 1950s, after being fitted with new radar antennas. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	168k	USS Massey (DD-778), seen from USS Randolph (CVA-15), 1954-55.		David Oestreich
	187k	July 5 1955, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	104k	USS Zellars (DD-777) and USS Massey (DD-778) in St. Thomas, USVI 1956.		Jeff Savage
	79k	Circa 1959 on a deployment from the United Kingdom to Australia. Photo by Mark's grandfather. From Left to right: probably the USS Beale (DD-471), USS Massey (DD-778), USS Benham (DD-796), USS Murray (DD-576), USS Bache (DD-470) and USS Eaton (DD-510).		Mark Tylinski
	54k	Boston, June 1965		© Richard Leonhardt
	49k	Pearl Harbor, February 13 1966		© Richard Leonhardt
	123k	Coming alongside USS Kitty Hawk for underway refueling, during operations in the Western Pacific area, 6 April 1966. Photographed by Blukouich. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	80k	June 23 1966 as she pulls away from the USS Oriskany (CV-34).		© Richard Leonhardt
	46k	Subic Bay 17 May 1966.		© Richard Leonhardt
	60k	Straits of Malacca July 11 1966.		© Richard Leonhardt
	130k	USS Massey(DD-778) in 1971 steaming with the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Mediterranean Sea.		Mike Green
	98k	Ship's patch.		Joe Radigan
	46k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	86k	Ship's plaque.		Mike Smolinski
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