A work crew of soldiers build the frame for a Quonset hut. Aleutian Islands, 1944
Gift of the Hawkshead Family
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Photograph. A work crew of soldiers build the frame for a Quonset hut. Some soldiers work with construction tools while others are perched on scaffolding. Personal caption: "5/44" and "Construction of Quonset huts in Adak, Aeutian Is" written in pencil, "L-81" written in ink and "Passed by U.S. Base 1737 Army Examiner" stamped in blue ink on reverse of photo. Aleutian Islands, May 1944
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1944-05-
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John Jay Hawkshead, Jr. was born on 2 January 1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana to John Jay Hawshead, Sr. (worked for Andrew Higgins as an accountant) and Corinne Morris Hawkshead in the Carrolton Neighborhood. John enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with the 349th Engineers in the PTO. Hawkshead served as a photographer with the 349th and was at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey; Dutch Harbor; Attu; Umnak; Adak; and Okinawa. During his service Hawkshead attained the rank of staff sergeant. Mr. Hawkshead passed away on 28 October 2008.
The collection consists of over 300 photographs taken by Hawkshead during his service in the Aleutian Islands (Attu, Umnak, Adak, and Dutch Harbor) as well as on Okinawa.
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Adak
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51.867
Longitude:
-176.650
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Military facilities--American--Aleutian Islands
Construction equipment--Aleutian Islands