U.S. sailor and Sea Bee, Oahu, September 1945
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Photograph. U.S. sailor and Sea Bee standing for picture outdoors at military facility; their arms around each other. Personal Caption: "9 Sept 45. Oahu, T.H. 'Salty', eh?? Harry-- This little sailor is a Sea Bee that we picked up in Guam -- hitch-hiking back to the States. [Illegible] him down, and fed him, until he hitched another ride to the States. A right Joe. For a little fellow he has six ribs - did a big job, eh." Oahu, Hawaii. 9 September 1945
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09/09/1945
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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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Oahu
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21.433
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-157.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Sailors--American--Hawaii
Group portraits--Hawaii
Military uniforms--American--Hawaii
Hats--Hawaii