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U.S. Navy/Seabee WWII Recreation & Down-Time Activities
This book contains 75 archival photographs of U.S.Navy/Seabee recreational activities which took place during World War II. The collection includes USO shows with Bob Hope, Betty Hutton and Jack Benny, outdoor movie theaters in the South Pacific, Christmas and Thanksgiving activities, churches and religious services, Officer's Clubs, soda fountains, a service store and library, and sports, including boxing, basketball, pillow fights and fishing.
Units represented in this CBD 1008 (Solomon Islands), CBD 1045 (Italy), CBMU 502 (Bismark Island), CBMU 503 (Peleliu), CBMU 504 (Noumea), CBMU 505 (Guadalcanal), CBMU 507 (Puerto Rico), CBMU 509 (Okinawa), CBMU 518 (Guadalcanal), CBMU 525 (Argentina, New Foundland), CBMU 555 (Canal Zone), CBMU 577 (Eniwetok), CBMU 585 (South Pacific), CBMU 591 (Majuro Atoll), CBMU 601 (Marshall Islands), CBMU 606 (Luzon Island, Philippines), CBMU 613 (Azores).
Units represented in this CBD 1008 (Solomon Islands), CBD 1045 (Italy), CBMU 502 (Bismark Island), CBMU 503 (Peleliu), CBMU 504 (Noumea), CBMU 505 (Guadalcanal), CBMU 507 (Puerto Rico), CBMU 509 (Okinawa), CBMU 518 (Guadalcanal), CBMU 525 (Argentina, New Foundland), CBMU 555 (Canal Zone), CBMU 577 (Eniwetok), CBMU 585 (South Pacific), CBMU 591 (Majuro Atoll), CBMU 601 (Marshall Islands), CBMU 606 (Luzon Island, Philippines), CBMU 613 (Azores).
66 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 5, 2011
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April 20, 2023
Loved the photographs and simply stated information. Met my expectations.
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