Joseph LaRocco was a sailor aboard the USS Essex for eighteen months. The USS Essex was the flagship of the 3rd Fleet with Admiral Haulsey. LaRocco participated in seven major sea battles and nine invasions.
From Left to Right: Evelyn Watts, secretary to the Library Director; Grinton I. Will, Library Directory; Harold L. Hamill, Assistant Library Director. The photograph was taken in 1938.