Marines stand in line for chow, Hawaii, January 1946
Description:
Photograph. Marines stand outside in the sun in a line that snakes along the outside of a low military building as they wait for chow. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Jan 5 -1946 / [?] How were you (or most civilians) like standing in line such as this every day for chow??" Hawaii. 05 January 1946
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01/05/1946
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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:
19.500
Longitude:
-155.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military facilities--American--Hawaii