Graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy tossing their hats in the air, Annapolis, Maryland, June 1945
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Photograph. Graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy tossing their hats at the end of commencement exercises. Official Caption: "Rome, 6/29/45--U.S. midshipmen graduate--Graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis toss their hats in the air in the traditional ceremony that marks the end of commencement exercises. Most of the 1040 newly-commissioned ensigns will immediately enter service in the war against Japan while others will receive advance training in air operations before going to the Pacific.--AP photo through Rome OWI--Approved by appropriate military authorities (list A out) 6917."Annapolis, Maryland. 29 June 1945
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06/29/1945
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Items from the service of Isaac "Ike" Bethel Utley, who was born in Smith Mills, Kentucky on 3 March 1920. Ike enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 19 January 1942. He was shipped overseas to the European Theatre and worked with a supply division based out of the city of Naples with an office set up in a residential villa. Utley worked with the Office of War Information and used their photographs in news articles to inform soldiers of the progress of the war. At war's end, Utley returned stateside. A trunk full of over 800 photographs from the O.W.I. arrived on his doorstep from his office in Italy, sender unknown. This collection consists of those photographs.
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Annapolis
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38.967
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-76.483
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Graduation ceremonies--Maryland
Celebrations--Maryland
Military uniforms--American--Maryland