Serviceman sitting in sand at beach, Hawaii, August 1945
Description:
Photograph. Serviceman in khaki uniform sitting in sand at beach. Personal caption: "20 Aug 45. Hawaii. Al, interferes with a nice background." Hawaii. 20 August 1945
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08/20/1945
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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.
Geography:
Hawaiian Islands
Latitude:
-23.500
Longitude:
-165.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military personnel--American--Hawaii
Military uniforms--American--Hawaii
Beaches--Hawaii
Portrait photographs--Hawaii