Seabees eating food at temporary tables. Tacloban, Leyte, Philippine Islands. c. 1945
Gift of Will Green
Description:
Photograph. Seabees eating food at temporary tables, no chairs present, standing while eating. Personal caption on photo front: "Tacloban, P.I. First hot meal 19 days after landing."and on reverse:"Chow at the temporary galley."Tacloban, Leyte, 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:
Tacloban
Latitude:
11.250
Longitude:
125.017