Row of military tents along beach. Eastern Samar, Philippine Islands.
Gift of Will Green
Description:
Photograph. Row of military tents along beach. Personal caption on photo front: "32nd Speck Co. St. Calicoan, P.I."and on reverse:"Company street officers country."Eastern Samar, Philippine Islands. 1944-45
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Date:
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:
Military officers--American--Phillipines
Tents--Philippines