Entrance to small cave in rock wall with palm tree. Eastern Samar, Philippine Islands. c. 1945
Gift of Will Green
Description:
Photograph. Entrance to small cave in rock wall with palm tree. Personal caption on photo front: "Cave - Calicoan Island" and on reverse: "Caves like this had to be searched out and investigated."Eastern Samar, 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.
Geography:
Samar Oriental
Latitude:
11.667
Longitude:
125.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Caves--Philippines