Commander Weaver and his family

Date

• ca. 1943-ca. 1944

Summary

• Navy Commander G.C. (George Calvin) Weaver, his wife Irene, and their children Calvin and Jeanne. During World War II Commander Weaver, nicknamed "Buck," was the Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he oversaw the implementation of a Navy contract with the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company for the construction of submarines and other craft. Later his responsibilities were expanded to include all the shipyards with Navy contracts in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and northern Michigan. Weaver came to Manitowoc in late September 1940 as a Lieutenant Commander, taking two weeks to drive with his family across the country from his previous posting at Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California. He was promoted to Commander in January 1943. In Manitowoc the Weavers lived on Waldo Boulevard and then at 1111 Huron Street. As evidenced by the clothing, the guest pass that Commander Weaver holds in his left hand, and by the pennants barely visible behind the family, this photograph was probably taken at a submarine launching at the Manitowoc shipyards in 1943 or 1944. Commander Weaver wears his full uniform with commander's insignia; Mrs. Weaver wears a summer suit with hat and gloves. Calvin wears a striped tee-shirt, and Jeanne wears a short-sleeved dress which has a smocked bodice.