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Marines Doing Laundry in the Pacific - Okinawa Japan, 1945
Corporal William J Batterton (US Marine Corps) doing laundry. Our laundry was made of a 55 gallon drum and a bicycle. When we peddled the bike, the drum would go around to clean the cloths. To rinse the cloths, we emptied the drum, refilled the drum,…
Kamikaze Headband or Body Scarf
Cloth banner with the flag of Japan (red sun) flanked by two Japanese characters. The kanji 海 means "ocean" (sea) and the kanji 軍 means "a force," hence "Navy."
Michael (Mihael) Gantman at Vladivostok
Photograph of four Officers and a soldier. The photograph was taken after the Japanese surrendered in 1945. Michael Gantman stands 5th from the left. He was a Senior Lieutenant in the Artillery Unit, who joined the army at 14 in 1931 by lying about…
Navy Fire Controlman First Class (FC-1) Theodore Boyce
FC-1 Boyce served in the US Navy aboard the USS Savannah during World War II. The ship was struck by a German Fritz-X radio controlled bomb off the coast of Algiers on September 11, 1943
Snapshots at Home
A small collection of Velox snapshot photographs with serviceman Robert Stahl, his wife, Beverly, and their son, Bob. Top Row, Left to Right: 1. Photo album exterior 2.Album center open 3. Robert and Beverly Stahl, Miami Beach June 1945 4. Robert in…
WWII German Luftwaffe Collar Tab
This is a German Luftwaffe collar tab that shows the rank of captain. It was brought back to America by WWII army veteran Lonnie Garrison, however, the circumstances behind its attainment is unknown by his descendants. It is known that Lonnie…
Airborne Vets Honor Their Invasion Dead in Holland
This is a newspaper clipping that describes a memorial service held in Nijmegen, Holland for the 82nd airborne division war dead. Veteran Robert Ranger was a paratrooper for the 82nd airborne division and it had been believed that he was a victim of…
German Reichsmark
This is a picture of a German Reichsmark brought back to America by WWII veteran Robert Ranger. Ranger had received this reichsmark as a field promotion gift from his platoon. One will notice upon close examination of the reichsmark that several…
Military Uniform of Robert Ranger
This was Robert Ranger's uniform. It is decorated with various ribbons and medals showing where Ranger had served. The bottom row of ribbons on the left side of uniform represent an American Defense medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, and a…
American Flag
This small patriotic flag stood outside the homes of several American citizens. One may notice that there are only 48 stars on this American flag. During the war, Hawaii and Alaska were not yet a part of the United States. This particular flag was…