Landscaped military facility, Oahu, September 1945
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Photograph. Manicured grass surrounds tall palms. Edge of a military facility building visible. Large mountain visible in the distance. Personal caption on photo reverse: "26 Sept 45 / Oahu, T.H. (Morning) Isn't this worth going 'AWOL' for?? Wish I could describe it's beauty for you, but I can't." Hawaii. 26 September 1945
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09/26/1945
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Items from the service of Mr. Rogers Lional Hogan, who was born in Gretna, Louisiana, on July 18, 1917. Hogan worked for the Times-Picayune newspaper in New Orleans before he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in February of 1941. Hogan served in the Pacific Theatre. He was in Saipan and Guam in 1944 and spent the rest of the war in Hawaii at the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (FMFPAC) base through the summer of 1946. The collection includes 473 photographs depicting Hogan's time in the Pacific Theatre.
Geography:
Hawaii
Latitude:
20.000
Longitude:
-157.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military facilities--American--Hawaii
Mountains--Hawaii