Index Page to USS Laffey (DD459)
Launching of DD 459 in San Francisco
Photographs of DD 459 in the Pacific Theatre
A San Francisco newspaper account of the USS Laffey's (DD459) last battle
A short article on one of the crew who lost their lives on the 459
Excerpts of letters written to the parents of Frank Baer
A more detailed and formal letter to Frank Baer's parents