U.S. serviceman sits on palm trunk, Philippines, 1945
Gift of Nancy and Julie Leary
Description:
Photograph. Unidentified U.S. serviceman sitting on palm tree trunk and drinking out of cup; men in background. Probably the Philippines. Circa 1945
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Date:
1945
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Collection Level:
Items from the service of William Walter Gugel including discharge papers, letters, military correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, and maps. Gugel was part of the 754th Military Police Battalion with the 9th Service Command aiding in Japanese internment efforts as part of the War Relocation Authority at Camp Tule Lake, California. He shipped out from San Francisco in 1945 to serve as part of the Military Police Command in the Philippines.
Geography:
Pilipinas
Latitude:
13.000
Longitude:
122.000