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Exploring the Impact of LA Sea Cadets' Spring Work Week Trip with Lettie Lee
By Julianna Salinas This past month marked our spring work week, a time of great excitement as we welcomed the Louisiana Sea Cadets to...
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Apr 25, 20242 min read


Herman Kossler’s Bottle of Scotch
by Andrew W. Hall (Image on the left, Herman Kossler on Cavalla‘s bridge, 1944. Photo: Harry “Bus” Engler, via Cavalla.org.) Wilfred J....
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Apr 25, 20245 min read


Painting History: Honoring the Legacy of USS Samuel B. Roberts DE-413
By Brian Abugel The Spring 2024 Volunteer work week is now behind us and I am thrilled to see the volume and quality of work that our...
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Apr 18, 20243 min read


A Docent’s dream tour: The Hartley Story
Written by David Anderson The USS Cavalla sits quietly at waters edge, bow pointed to seaward, as hundreds of boats and ships pass in...
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Mar 25, 20242 min read


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Mar 13, 20240 min read


Interview with Mike Pestorius
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Feb 26, 20241 min read


Chairman's Letter 2023
Colleagues, Donors, and Friends, It is hard to believe that 2023 has nearly come to a close. Looking back, I am excited to report an...
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Jan 5, 20241 min read


Bullock Texas State Museum
Over the summer, we worked with the Bullock Texas State History Museum to put together a display of our objects. Last week the exhibition...
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Nov 27, 20231 min read


Veterans Day Ceremony 2023
Thank you to all who attended and supported the Veterans Day ceremony at the Galveston Naval Museum on November 11th at 11 am. We extend...
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Nov 27, 20231 min read


Ghost Tours
Museum guests this month got a chance to Step back in time as you explore the dark, mysterious secrets hidden within these historic...
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Nov 27, 20231 min read


6-Year-Old EJ's Dream Comes True with a Visit to Galveston Naval Museum
In a heartwarming gesture of kindness and community support, Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana is making a young boy's dream...
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Sep 12, 20232 min read


Collection Spotlight June
This month we are spotlighting the USS Stewart’s Commissioning Pennant. This pennant would have been given to the crew, and flown on the...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read


Daniel Edward Jackson Volunteer Drive
Born May 25, 1958 in Wiesbaden, Germany, Mr. Jackson had been an active docent with the Galveston Navel Museum. He proudly served and...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read


Collection Spotlight: September
CAVALLA DOUGH HOOK This month we are highlighting a fresh bit of archaeology that was done aboard USS Cavalla. Earlier this month...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read


The Loss of the Seawolf
The Seawolf left Brisbane, Australia on her last patrol on Sept. 29, 1944. She was carrying 17 Army personnel and supplies for an...
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Feb 1, 20231 min read
Rudolph P. Biro Memoriam
Truly a man of the sea from birth, this son of a sailor was born near the Naval Shipyard in D.C. GMC Biro joined the Naval Reserves...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read
Zeke Zellmer Memoriam
"As an Ensign of the commissioning crew you were in the conning tower when Cavalla sank the Japanese Carrier SHOKAKU in June 1944. You...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read












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