A large banyan tree stands at the edge of a dense jungle. Philippine Islands. c. 1945

Gift of Will Green
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Photograph. Banyan tree, US servicemen in foreground offers perspective. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Small banyan tree. Some of them cover acres of ground." Philippine Islands. 1944-45

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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.
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Pilipinas
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13.000
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122.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Trees--Philippines