Photograph Scrapbook, 1944-1945
- Containers:
- Box 05.0031
- Scope and content:
This photograph scrapbook follows Herbert J. Thurber Jr. who was assigned to LST 558 throughout its journey, starting in Linguyan Bay through Tokyo, Japan. It makes stops throughout the Philippines, New Guinea, Japan, and the Pacific Theatre. The cities visited were Linguyan Bay, Hollandia, Subic Bay, Lake Sentai, Pohy Wog, Sapporo, Yokosuka, Saipan, Aomori Honshu, Otaru, and Tokyo. In the scrapbook, it commemorates the places stopped and activities on and off the ship - such as what they did on base, the local population of the places visited, change of command ceremonies, a baby's funeral, surgical operations, landscapes, and cityscapes. In addition, there are pictures before several military operations - such as V.J. Day and Linguyan Gulf.
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is open to all researchers.
- Parent terms of access:
- All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
