John Lauderdale of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Undersea Warfare Electromagnetic Systems Department displays personal challenge coins presented to him during a tour of the USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) while the ship was docked at Naval Station Newport from Nov. 21-24, 2024. The ship and city in Florida are named after Lauderdale’s great-great-great-granduncle William, who served as a lieutenant under Andrew Jackson when the Tennessee volunteers were dispatched to New Orleans in 1812 and as a major during the Second Seminole War in 1838.
| Date Taken: | 01.08.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.08.2025 15:08 |
| Photo ID: | 8824835 |
| VIRIN: | 241217-N-XQ823-1001 |
| Resolution: | 750x1069 |
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| Location: | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, US |
| Hometown: | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US |
| Hometown: | NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, US |
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