Circle of sandbags, Argentia, Newfoundland. 1942

Gift of Will Green
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Photograph. Interior view of protective circle of sandbags, to protect antiaircraft guns not yet in place, built by Seabees. Personal caption on photo front: "Lander [illegible] night 1942. Argentia." Newfoundland. 1942

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Donor: 
Will Green
Accession Number: 
2010.338.036
Date: 
1942
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Unit: 
64th Naval Construction Battalion
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Items from the service of Lieutenant Commander William Ross Brown. Brown trained at Camp Peary in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1943-1944 with the 64th Naval Construction Battalion before being shipped to the Pacific Theatre. Brown spent most of his time overseas in the Philippines, though he did visit Okinawa. Collection includes over 100 photographs, personal and military correspondence, newsletters, and insignia.
Geography: 
Newfoundland