Military service
Military service
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Christmas card (ddr-densho-326-56)
Inscription on front: "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"\nHandwritten captions: "Hello Matsu- as ever [illegible] Jack; MTRC Taken at Camp Grant, Ill. Now at ACRD Kelly Field, Texas"
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American service man holding Japanese good luck flag (yosegaki hinomaru) (ddr-densho-373-53)
Photograph of an American service man holding up a Japanese flag covered in writing. These flags are known as yosegaki hinomaru or good luck flags and were covered in messages from friends, family and neighbors wishing the safety of the Japanese solider who was deploying.
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India (ddr-densho-373-51)
Photograph of 5 men posed around a jeep dressed in uniform. Written on the back is "Cpl. Chinls a trip to town June 1942 Somewhere in India" in black ink.
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Lt. White and Woodrow Husley (ddr-densho-373-47)
Photograph of two men in uniform standing outside a building with their arms on their hips. Written along the bottom of the image is "Lt. White & Woodrow Husley 1945" in blue ink.
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Military friends (ddr-densho-373-49)
Photograph of 5 men posing for the camera in uniform. Written on the photograph are three of the men's names: Carson, Lt. Zigre and Risout.
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Burma (ddr-densho-373-52)
Photograph of a man on a mule with other military personal in the background. Written across the photograph is "Burma 1943" in blue ink.
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Jeep in the water (ddr-densho-373-55)
Photograph of two men posing on a Jeep parked in the water. Written on the image is "stony" in blue ink.
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Military friends (ddr-densho-373-54)
Photograph of 6 men posing for the camera. Some of the men in the image have their names written in blue ink.
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Camp Stewart (ddr-densho-373-50)
Photograph of 10 men posed in formation in uniform outside. Written along the bottom is "Camp Stewart" in blue ink.
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Main Gate at Fort Lewis (ddr-densho-404-80)
A guard stands under the Main Gate at Fort Lewis while a blimp passes overheard.