Runway construction, Argentia, Newfoundland. 1943

Gift of Will Green
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Photograph. Seabees pouring asphalt from dump truck during construction of runway. Personal caption on photo front: "Asph. work Argentia."”Newfoundland. [1943]

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Donor: 
Will Green
Accession Number: 
2010.338.033
Date: 
1943
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64th Naval Construction Battalion
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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.