The Church of the Nativity, Jerusalem
Gift In Memory of Joseph B. Johnson
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Photograph. View looking down into the courtyard of the Church of the Nativity. A few men walk together. Personal caption: "Church of Nativity. Bells ring only on Xmas." Official caption: "Copyright. The Motson Photo Service. Jerusalem, Palestine." Bethlehem, Israel. No date
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1945,1945
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Items from the service of Joseph B. Johnson, who was born in Slidell, Louisiana on July 29, 1910. He enlisted in the United States Army as a private in the Air Corps on October 10, 1942 and served in the Middle East as part of the U.S. Army Forces, Africa-Middle East Theater (AMET) with the 1264th AAF Base Unit, 63rd Air Depot Group. The collection contains a scrapbook, ephemera, and over 300 souvenir photographs from Johnson's service in the Middle East.
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Bayt Laẖm
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31.717
Longitude:
35.200
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Churches--Israel