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A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

51997. Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia

American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

51998. Shore Battery in Hawaii

Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.

51999. U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator

View of the New York City skyline.

52000. View of Manhattan, New York City, Likely from Decks of U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.

52001. U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.

Wilda married Robert Hugh Butcher in 1934.

52002. Wilda Juanita Turner, Weston, W. Va.

Dolly went on to marry Claude Turner (b. 1891- d. 1968). Together, they had a daughter, Wilda Juanita Turner Butcher (b. 1915- d. 1999).

52003. Dolly Kemper Turner, Weston, W. Va.

Juanita, pictured on the left standing, is with her friends Wilda, Ruth, Garlow, Virginia, Jo, and Bobbie.

52004. Juanita Turner and Friends, Polk Creek, Weston, W. Va.

Portrait of a young Wilda Juanita Turner as she reads a book.

52005. Wilda Juanita Turner Butcher, Weston, W. Va.

Claude Turner poses with his two dogs while his granddaughter Elizabeth Carole Butcher (b. 1934) balances on the automobile's bumper. Elizabeth later married a Weaver family member.

52006. Claude Turner and Granddaughter with Dogs, Weston, W. Va.

Butcher stands in front of a tire at Hitt's Filling Station in Weston, W. Va. He is 3 years old in this photograph.

52007. James Leonard Butcher at Filling Station in Weston, W. Va.

Butcher leans against an automobile outside the store in Lewis County, W. Va.

52008. Robert Hugh Butcher Outside Hitt's Store, Weston, W. Va.