American servicemen Al Fikis and Eugene Wetzel at military training camp, 1944
Gift in memory of Vernon W. Layton
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Photograph. Two servicemen in summer uniforms standing for picture in front of a two men tent. Personal Caption: "Owner / Vernon W Layton / Al Fikis / Eugene Wetzel / 11/9/31-6/27/08 / Marion, WI?" Probably at Fort Ord, Monterey Bay, California. 1944
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1944
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Items from the service of Vernon W. Layton, who was born in Millsboro, Delaware on 30 June 1918. Layton enlisted in the US Army on 27 January 1941 and was assigned to the 593rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment. After training in Florida and California, Layton was shipped to the Pacific Theatre and was stationed on Papua New Guinea and Borneo. Collection consists of 99 photographs. Many are official photographs from the Military History Section (S.D.9) and show Australian and American troops on Borneo in 1945.
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Monterey Bay
Latitude:
36.800
Longitude:
-121.900
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Group portraits--California
Military personnel--American--California
Military uniforms--American--California