Two Marines sit outside near an outdoor movie screen, Hawaii, September 1942
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Photograph. Two Marines relax in a field in between a movie projection hut and a movie screen for outdoor screenings. Personal caption on photo reverse: "2 Sept 42 / Guam - This is a far cry from the Saenger, Orpheum and Loew's State, isn't it?? (Joey and me's on time)." 2 September 1942
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09/02/1942
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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.
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Hawaii
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20.000
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-157.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military facilities--American--Hawaii
Motion pictures--Hawaiian Islands