Outdoor memorial with cross, 1941
Description:
Photograph. Memorial with cross surrounded by manicured hedges. Personal caption on photo reverse: "May 18/41 This is the Tomb of 5000 Indians that were killed during an earthquake, while at work on the mission." [Perhaps a reference to the 1935 Quetta earthquake]. Unknown location. 18 May 1941
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05/18/1941
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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