File:Christening of USS Micka (DE-176) at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, New Jersey (USA), 23 August 1943 (NH 96611).jpg
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English: Mrs. Evelyn Vandenberg Micka, widow of the late Lieutenant Edward Micka, USN, sponsor of the ship, holds her 10-month old daughter Barbara Lynn Micka, during launching ceremonies of the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Micka (DE-176) at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey (USA), 23 August 1943. Lieutenant Micka was assigned to Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4). He was killed during an attack on the Mediouna airdrome, Morocco, during "Operation Torch", on 9 November 1942. |
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| current | 07:03, 2 May 2020 | | 5,664 × 3,930 (7.79 MB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Photograph |description = {{en|1=Mrs. Evelyn Vandenberg Micka, widow of the late Lieutenant Edward Micka, USN, sponsor of the ship, holds her 10-month old daughter Barbara Lynn Micka, during launching ceremonies of the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS ''Micka'' (DE-176) at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey (USA), 23 August 1943.<br> Lieutenant Micka was assigned to Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Ranger... |
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