A part of the class of 1945, during commissioning ceremonies on February 24. Official Photograph, U.S. Navy, provided courtesy of Mason Whitney
Left to right: ENS Mason Whitney; F.G. Whitney '11; ENS William B. Ellis III; William B. Ellis '11; RADM O.B. Hardison '11; Judge John J. Parker '07; ENS Francis I. Parker; R. Grady Rankin '10; ENS Mason Rankin
