444 items in this album on 23 pages.

1943 Wellesley College poster for Song Meiling speechCurtiss SB2C Helldiver recognition page from a joint Army-Navy recognition manual, Apr 1943.Diagram of torpedo damage to USS New Orleans sustained in the Battle of Tassafaronga that resulted in 150 feet of her bow being blown off.Italian BR.20 bomber recognition guide as seen in US War Department
1943 Wellesley College poster for Song Meiling speechCurtiss SB2C Helldiver recognition page from a joint Army-Navy recognition manual, Apr 1943.Diagram of torpedo damage to USS New Orleans sustained in the Battle of Tassafaronga that resulted in 150 feet of her bow being blown off.Italian BR.20 bomber recognition guide as seen in US War Department 'Recognition Pictorial Manual' publication FM 30-30, circa Apr 1943
Schematic drawing of the Mark XVIII torpedo from the US Navy’s Ordnance Manual, Apr 1943.Yasuyo YamazakiMotherMessage from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 1 of 2
Schematic drawing of the Mark XVIII torpedo from the US Navy’s Ordnance Manual, Apr 1943.Yasuyo Yamazaki's last letter to his wife, May 1943Mother's Day card made for mothers to send to their sons in uniform, 9 May 1943Message from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 1 of 2
Message from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 2 of 2Guest ticket to the commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, which took place on 23 May 1943Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 1 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 2 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.
Message from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 2 of 2Guest ticket to the commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, which took place on 23 May 1943Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 1 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 2 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.
Cartoon by Sixta depicting events and activities in the first year following the 30 Jul 1942 authorization of the US Navy WAVES programAction Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 1 of 3.Action Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 2 of 3.Action Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 3 of 3.
Cartoon by Sixta depicting events and activities in the first year following the 30 Jul 1942 authorization of the US Navy WAVES programAction Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 1 of 3.Action Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 2 of 3.Action Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 3 of 3.
Postcard commemorating the commissioning of USS Tang, 15 Oct 1943Written orders to the crew of USS Essex from Captain Donald B Duncan alerting crewmembers to the upcoming Line Crossing Ceremony, 22 Oct 1943A summons issued by Neptunus Rex, Ruler of the Raging Main, to LtCdr Francis Gilreath aboard USS Essex calling him to appear at the Line Crossing ceremony, 26 Oct 1943Crossing the Line certificate issued to LtCdr Francis N Gilreath, Trusty Shellback, who crossed the line aboard USS Essex 26 Oct 1943 while en route from Pearl Harbor to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides
Postcard commemorating the commissioning of USS Tang, 15 Oct 1943Written orders to the crew of USS Essex from Captain Donald B Duncan alerting crewmembers to the upcoming Line Crossing Ceremony, 22 Oct 1943A summons issued by Neptunus Rex, Ruler of the Raging Main, to LtCdr Francis Gilreath aboard USS Essex calling him to appear at the Line Crossing ceremony, 26 Oct 1943Crossing the Line certificate issued to LtCdr Francis N Gilreath, Trusty Shellback, who crossed the line aboard USS Essex 26 Oct 1943 while en route from Pearl Harbor to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides

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