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[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 11, 1943]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing how much he hated to see her leave, passing his physical exam, writing a letter to Pat, and expecting to go on a nine mile hike the next day. A portion of text has been removed from the letter.

Date: October 11, 1943

Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 12, 1943]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing Catherine's trip back to Luling, looking forward to her next visit, sympathy for Mrs. Seay after her heart attack, receiving a letter from Nell, and being sore after a hike.

Date: October 12, 1943

Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett

Item Type: Letter

[Bougainville Evacuee Letter]

Letter written by Nuns aboard USS Nautilus. The officers and crew of the USS Nautilus rescued the nuns from Bougainville on 1 January 1943.

Date: January 3, 1943

Item Type: Letter

Rhythm Review

Booklet outlining the program for a concert entitled "Rhythm Review" presented by staff and students at Manzanar Elementary School, Manzanar War Relocation Center, on April 26, 1943. The program lists the school's staff and briefly outlines the curriculum for rhythmic activities that combine both musical and physical education.

Date: April 26, 1943

Creator: Manzanar Education Department

Item Type: Pamphlet

[U.S. Gun Crew Aboard the United States Coast Guard's Cutter Campbell]

Photograph and press release of U.S. gun crew about the cutter Campbell that participated in the sinking of a German submarine. The photograp shows U.S. soldiers, some operating a large gun on the ship, surrounded by other crew members, all looking in the direction the gun is firing. A large American flag is flying from a mast above them.

Date: April 20, 1943

Creator: United States. Coast Guard

Item Type: Photograph

[Press Release: Gun Crew on Coast Guard Cutter Campbell Aided in Attack That Sank Sub]

Text of press release dated April 20, 1963 listing the names of eleven service members enlisted in the United States Coast Guard who participated in an attack that resulted in the sinking of a German submarine.

Date: April 20, 1943

Creator: United States. Department of the Navy.

Item Type: Text

[U.S. Naval Communications from the U.S.S. Gillespie]

Cable message from the U.S.S. Gillespie giving instructions for cruisers to sink any ships present, destroyers to reserve fire, to avoid attacking submarines, and to follow up with land bombardment.

Date: 1943/1944

Creator: U.S.S. Gillespie

Item Type: Letter

[USO Group Outside Officer Quarters]

Photograph of USO Group posing in a line outside officer quarters. From left to right: Sid Gould, Quinta Brizal, Jack Mann, Lt. Shatia, Mack Pearson, Bobbie Martin, Ray Jarvis, Warrof Jackson, Anne Prichard, and Ruth Foster.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Herron, T. J.

Item Type: Photograph

[Donna Davey and Others Knee-Deep in Water]

Photograph of Donna Davey with others posing for a group portrait in knee-deep water. Donna Davey stands on the far right and the man next to her has his arm around her waist. Two more women stand in the center with another man behind him and another couple stands on the far left with the man's hand resting on the woman's shoulder.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Davey, Donna

Item Type: Photograph

[Donna Davey in Parachute with Major Tom Isley and Col. John Livingston]

Photograph of Donna Davey and Dailey (first name unknown) in full pack, parachute, and life jacket. They are standing next to Major Tom Isley and Colonel John Livingston in front of a plane's wheel.

Date: 1943~

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Lieutenant Helen M. Rose in Uniform]

Photograph of Lieutenant Helen M. Rose smiling in a Navy Nurse Corps uniform with a light illuminating her face and casting her shadow onto the left side of the wall behind her.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Rose, Helen M.

Item Type: Photograph

[Marjorie Jackson Swimming with a Rifle]

Photograph of Marjorie Jackson swimming in full uniform while holding a rifle and a pack on her back during training exercises at Marine Corps Air Station in Mojave, California.

Date: 1943~