Five Navy Seabees stand outside on base, Philippines. c. 1945
Gift of Will Green
Description:
Photograph. Five Navy Seabees identified on reverse of photograph. Personal caption on photo reverse: "1. Corp.Laing(?); 2. Corp. Kennedy; 3. Lt. [Lieutenant] Horter; 4. Corp. Fark; 5. Lt. Abbott." Philippine Islands. 1944-45
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Date:
1944
1945
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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:
Pilipinas
Latitude:
13.000
Longitude:
122.000