440 items in this album on 22 pages.

Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffeChristmas holiday greeting card from the officers of USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 1 of 3Christmas holiday greeting card from the officers of USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 2 of 3Christmas holiday greeting card from the officers of USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 3 of 3
Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe's Christmas letter to the US 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne, Belgium in which he recreated the German surrender demand and his response to itChristmas holiday greeting card from the officers of USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 1 of 3Christmas holiday greeting card from the officers of USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 2 of 3Christmas holiday greeting card from the officers of USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 3 of 3
Page from the USS Iowa war diary describing the Christmas Day visit from Neptunus Rex, Ruler of the Raging Main, 1944.Program of the Christmas holiday celebration aboard USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 1 of 3Program of the Christmas holiday celebration aboard USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 2 of 3Program of the Christmas holiday celebration aboard USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 3 of 3
Page from the USS Iowa war diary describing the Christmas Day visit from Neptunus Rex, Ruler of the Raging Main, 1944.Program of the Christmas holiday celebration aboard USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 1 of 3Program of the Christmas holiday celebration aboard USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 2 of 3Program of the Christmas holiday celebration aboard USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 3 of 3
Cutaway diagram of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze. The on-board wet cell battery was always called the Reserve Battery even though it was the primary power source.Cutaway of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze showing, top to bottom, the radio transmitter/receiver, miniaturized electronics, power cell, explosive trigger safeties, and triggering charge.Drawings of both Koryu and Kairyu submarines, copied from Exploded view of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze.
Cutaway diagram of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze. The on-board wet cell battery was always called the Reserve Battery even though it was the primary power source.Cutaway of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze showing, top to bottom, the radio transmitter/receiver, miniaturized electronics, power cell, explosive trigger safeties, and triggering charge.Drawings of both Koryu and Kairyu submarines, copied from 'Extracts from Small Battle Units of Foreign Powers, Appendix III: Japanese Midget Submarines and Explosive Motor Boats', page 38Exploded view of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze.
Illustration of 155 mm Gun M1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM 9-350, 1 of 2Illustration of 155 mm Gun M1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM 9-350, 2 of 2Japanese 10 Yen note, front and backSchematic drawing of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze. The on-board wet cell battery was always called the Reserve Battery even though it was the primary power source.
Illustration of 155 mm Gun M1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM 9-350, 1 of 2Illustration of 155 mm Gun M1 as seen in US War Department technical manual TM 9-350, 2 of 2Japanese 10 Yen note, front and backSchematic drawing of a Mark 53 VT Radio Proximity anti-aircraft fuze. The on-board wet cell battery was always called the Reserve Battery even though it was the primary power source.
Schematic of Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Navy Type 11 medium bomber, Allied Code Named Technical drawing of Kübelwagen for US service guides, photo 2 of 2US $1 bill marked for use in the Territory of Hawaii. These were regular pre-war bills overprinted so that if the islands became overrun, the money could be made instantly worthless in US markets.Farewell message of Captain Carl Holden as he stepped down as commander of USS New Jersey, Jan 1945, page 1 of 3
Schematic of Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Navy Type 11 medium bomber, Allied Code Named 'Frances'Technical drawing of Kübelwagen for US service guides, photo 2 of 2US $1 bill marked for use in the Territory of Hawaii. These were regular pre-war bills overprinted so that if the islands became overrun, the money could be made instantly worthless in US markets.Farewell message of Captain Carl Holden as he stepped down as commander of USS New Jersey, Jan 1945, page 1 of 3

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