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Motorboat Registration, U.S. Coast Guard, 512 Professional Bldg, Miami Fla., Sep 1945 (Maurine McCord, Me, Katherine Stevens)
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Date and location unknown. Dina in back row, fourth from right.

Candid Photos from Dina's Photo Album
Dina kept a photo album of her time in the SPARS, the cover of which is shown in the photo below on the left. As you can see by the photo on the right, many of the photos were labeled well, and some included the names and home states of other servicemen and women.
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SPARS Photo Album Cover
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SPARS Photo Album Page

The photos below are labeled as Dina herself labeled them, either as a caption in the book itself or on the back of each photo. Names are listed as written - apologies if some names spelled incorrectly.

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USCG Training Stn Palm Bch
Entrance to the USCG Training Station, Palm Beach, Florida
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Front view of Biltmore, taken from across the street on Sunrise Blvd.
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View I face now in my last six weeks & also view I faced in "boot." "Sunrise Blvd"

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View of the terrace (Biltmore)
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First day out! 4 Happy "Boots." August 1943 (Dina on far right, other women unnamed.)
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Slightly lopsided "boots" (Dina on far left, others unknown)

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Muriel Schiltz (Wisconsin) and Elizabeth Renesz (Ohio). Taken on station grounds. September 1943
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A "trainee" on station grounds. Guess who? Me! September 1943
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Three Clevelanders: June Alexander, Margaret (?), and Alice Nichols. (station grounds) September 1943

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On the roof outside our 3rd floor room. September 1943
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Me in my play suit better known as "fatigues." September 1943
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Ferry to W.P. Beach (Sept 1943)

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The ferry and dock at Palm Beach
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A gig in W. Palm Beach (Sep 1943)
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Outside the famous George Washington Hotel (SPARS Playground) Afternoon dancing and fun (West Palm Beach, Sep 1943)

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Effie Martin, Minneapolis, MN (Roommate), Sep 1943
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At the Lido Pools, Palm Beach, Alice Nichols (Cleveland, OH), Sep 1943
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At the Lido Pools, Palm Beach, Margaret Tabor (Cleveland, OH), Sep 1943

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At the Lido Pools, Palm Beach: Me, Margaret McMahon (CA), Esther Knight (CA), Sep 1943
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At the Lido Pools, Palm Beach: Esther (Long Beach, CA) and I, Sep 1943
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"Just getting our feet wet" At the Lido Pools, Palm Beach: Me, Esther Knight (CA) & Margaret McMahon (CA), Sep 1943

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A terrible picture in our GIs. From left: Jane Long (my roommate - Seattle, WA), Me, Effie Martin (roommate - Minneapolis, MN), Esther Knight, Sep 1943
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Servicemen's Center with Bart Noland (Iowa), Sep 1943
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Front of Servicemen's Center, Sep 1943

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Mary McPerson (N.C.), Margo Mesar (Mich.), Mary Lou Menges (Mo.) October 1943
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Mary Lou Menges
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Calisthenics at Sun and Surf, Ensign Neisen (Instructress), Oct 1943

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Calisthenics, Oct 1943, Seated: Me, Mary Lou Menges, Mary McPherson, Effie Martin
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Calisthenics, Oct 1943. Me (X), Esther Knight (1) Los Angeles, Cal, Dolores Silvas (2) San Francisco
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Three musketeers from the West Coast (Names not listed), Oct 1943

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Calisthenics, Oct 1943
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Muriel Schiltz, Betty Renesz & Anna Mary Williamson ('Pug'), Mobile, Ala. peeking from behind, Oct 1943
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Rear view of 'Pug' snapping us, Oct 1943

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Boat ride on Lake Worth with Bart Noland, Oct 1943
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View of Biltmore from boat on Lake Worth, Oct 1943
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"Smile," he said & I did, Oct 1943

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Sure was windy!
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Another from Lake Worth boat ride
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Barracks at Boca Raton (Bart's Quarters)

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Platoon I mustering for Regimental Review, Nov 1943
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Platoon II mustering for Regimental Review, Nov 1943
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Our Company (Regimental Review), Nov 1943

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SPARS Band (Regimental Review), Nov 1943
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Spars marching to Review, view from Biltmore roof, Nov 1943
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More scenes of Regimental Review, Nov 1943

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More scenes of Regimental Review, Nov 1943
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More scenes of Regimental Review, Nov 1943
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Mary McPherson (Asheville, NC), Training school roommate, Nov 1943

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Candy, Pug, Mary & Evelyn Wilson (New Hampsire), Feb 1944
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Edna (Eddie) Sonnert (Detroit, Mich), Feb 1944
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Bill Hizar (Coast Guard, Missouri), Mar 1944

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Bill Hizar (MO), Mar 1944
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Jeep in front of Royalton Hotel, Miami (SPAR barracks)
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A visit to Captain-of-the-Port,Tampa, FL - Entrance, Mar 1944

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One of the many boats docked at the base (COTP Tampa), Mar 1944
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A view along the base (COTP Tampa), March 1944
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Ellen LaFleur, seated (Minnesota) & Rita Lonergan (Illinois) stationed at the Tampa base, Mar 1944

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Shirley Lichenstein (NY), Tampa, Mar 1944
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"Coastie" boyfriend Dick Zack (Nebraska), Tampa, Mar 1944
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Shirley, Rita, Lucille, & Ellen in front of SPAR barracks on the base (Tampa), Mar 1944

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On the terrace of the Mirasol Plaza Hotel adjacent to (Tampa) base. We stayed there, Mar 1944
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Homeward bound! On the steps of the Mirasol Plaza. Lucille LeVasseur & Shirley Lichenstein, Tampa, Mar 1944
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He (unnamed) wanted his picture taken with a SPAR (at a beach party given by the Beach Patrol), Mar 1944

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Clara (Candy) Hessler (Ohio), Anna Mary ('Pug') Williamson (Ala.), Mary McPherson (N.C.), Apr 1944
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Connie Wiergaz (Mich), Edna (Eddie) Sonnert (Mich), Colleen Clibborn (Los Angeles), Connie Coopersmith (New York, NY), Dina Licciardi, Apr 1944
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Anna Mary Williamson (Pug); 356 1/2 Dauphin St, Mobile, Ala., May 1944

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Posing with Pug and Mary, June 1944
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Miami Parade, Oct 1944
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With Thelma, Mary & Eve at Bayfront Park (Miami), Nov 1944

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In Miami's Bayfront Park, Nov 1944
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Eve Maltzman (Brooklyn, NY), Jan 1945
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Eleanor Wescott (Michigan) posing with me atop Royalton roof. Dupont Bldg. in background, Feb 1945

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Mary McPherson, National Hotel, Miami Beach, Mar 1945
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Thelma Hill (Harrodsburg, KY) at National Hotel (My BEST roommate.)
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Hotels along Miami Beach (1945)

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With Mary on the beach, Apr 1945
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Thelma at Coral Gables, Fla., Apr 1945
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Mary Hale at Coral Gables, Fla., Apr 1945

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Thelma & I on 41st & Collins; Miami River in the background
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Jean Butler (Oregon), Thelma Lineszy (Iowa), Lucille LeVasseur (Minn.), Apr 1945
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National Hotel Pool

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Eve with her nose in a book, Royalton roof, Miami, Apr 1945
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Putting up my hair, Royalton roof, Miami, Apr 1945
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Dorothy Evans (San Gabriel, Calif.), Royalton roof, Miami, Apr 1945

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Lucy Crafts (Mass.) & her roommate Doris, Royalton roof, Miami, Apr 1945
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Russell Harden, Nautilus Hospital Pool, Apr 1945
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With Russ (Harden) at the Sands Hotel Beach, May 1945

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Sands Hotel Beach, May 1945
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At Sands Hotel Pool, May 1945
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Dina and Russ (Harden), Sands Hotel Beach, May 1945

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At Sands Hotel Beach, May 1945
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Mary Hale at West Palm Beach (Lake Worth), Jun 1945
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At MacFadden Deauville Hotel (Miami Beach) with Mary Hale, Jean Butler, and Pat Burroughs (Texas), Jul 1945

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McFadden Deauville Hotel, Jul 1945
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At the pool - MacFadden Deauville Hotel, Jul 1945
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Deauville Pool; Jul 1945

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MacFadden-Deauville Pool, Miami Beach, Fla. Aug 1945; Left to right: Me, Pat Burroughs (Texas), Mary Hale, Kentucky), Jean Butler (Oregon)
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Dina at Bayfront Park (Miami), Sep 1945
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Lucy Crafts & Colleen Clibborn (Hollywood, Cal.) Marine Inspection Office co-workers. Miami River, Sep 1945

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Betty Carr, Oct 1945
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Oct 1945 (Dina on far right)
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Lavonne "Tommie" Satterlee (Ill.) & Mary McPherson (N.C.), Royalton Roof, Oct 1945

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Mary, Tommie, Me, Candy (Clara Hessler - Ohio), Nov 1945
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Marie Ehlert (Toledo, O.), Oct 1945
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Dina, SPAR Barracks, Royalton Hotel, Miami, 1945

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Florence Travers (Boston, Mass.), Oct 1945
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Mary Hale
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Betty Bucks (S. Bend, Indiana), Oct 1945

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Dina (left) & Betty Carr (right), Miami, 1945
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Thelma Hill (left) & Dina (right), Oct 1945
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Etta Leo & Millie Medved, Oct 1945

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Lavonne Satterlee (left) and Dina (right), Oct 1945
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From left: Thelma Hill, Mary McPherson, Clara Hessler, Lavonne, Saterlee, Me, Millie Medved, Oct 1945
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From left: Thelma Hill, Clara Hessler, Dina, Etta Leo, Oct 1945

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Oct 1945
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Oct 1945
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Dina, Miami, 1945
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Ruby Crane (N. Dakota) & Margaret McMahon, date and location unknown

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Unlabled (possibly Margaret McMahon)
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Jackie Clark (Texas) and Ruby Dixon (Iowa)
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From left: Navy WAVE Hermina Rump, Meg Goos, Jean Hausman, Thelma Hill, Dina Licciardi, 2 Mar 1946, Miami

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Date & location unknown (Dina in center)
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Dina, May 1946
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(Unknown names and location)

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