Brown with two other members of the 32nd Special Naval Construction Battalion stand together inside ship's store. Philippines. c. 1945

Gift of Will Green
Description: 

Photograph. Brown with two other members of the 32nd Special Naval Construction Battalion inside ship's store with products for sale in the background. Personal caption on photo front: "32d spec ship’s service" and on reverse: "Yours truly. Shurack (ship service). Burnpas." Philippine Islands. 1944-45

Image Information

Donor: 
Will Green
Accession Number: 
2010.338.183
Date: 
1944
1945
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
64th Naval Construction Battalion
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Collection Level: 
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: 
Pilipinas
Latitude: 
13.000
Longitude: 
122.000