CDR Jacob E. Cooper, the XO passes an order to his talker, S2c Vincent A. Dimino on the flying bridge, August, 1944.
USS Missouri (BB-63)
Commander Jacob E. Cooper, the ship's Executive Officer, passes an order to his talker, Seaman Second Class Vincent Domino, in the primary conning station, part-way up the forward fire control tower. Photographed during gunnery exercises on Missouri's shakedown cruise, August 1944.
Note the battleship's forward 16"/50 gun turrets trained out to port below; binnacle and other instruments in the conning station.
