Rows of Allied servicemen seated outdoors, Pacific Theater
Gift in memory of Vernon W. Layton
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Photograph. Large crowd of Allied servicemen seated outdoors, their backs to the camera; coconut palm trees in the background. Note the Australian troops with slouch hats, soldiers with HBT (Herringbone Twill) field caps, and sailors with white caps. Pacific Theater. 1943-45
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1943
1945
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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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Military personnel
Military uniforms
Hats
Crowds