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Photograph of a U.S. Navy tugboat in a harbor, Okinawa, Japan, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that this tugboat was escorting an LST en route to Vietnam out of the harbor.Caption on accompanying document: "277. Navy tug escorting the LST…

Fighter ace Robert Baird discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a night fighter pilot and his time in Okinawa with Marine Night Fighter Squadron 533…

Fighter ace Robert Wade discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the Pacific Theater with Marine Fighting Squadron 323…

Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen in front of a tomb, Okinawa, Japan, circa 1945. Caption on album page: "Okinawian huts and tombs."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S.…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen in front of a tomb, Okinawa Island, Japan, circa 1945. Caption on album page: "Okinawian huts and tombs."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy…

Photograph of servicemen loading equipment on the USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166), Okinawa, Japan, circa 1965. A Navy truck is parked in the foreground.Caption on accompanying document: "168. Loading our LST 1166 in Okinawa 'Washtinaw [sic] County.'"

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen outside a hut, Okinawa, Japan, circa 1945.Caption on album page: "Okinawian huts and tombs."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War…

Photograph of a stone monument, Okinawa, Japan, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "209. A monument to ancesters [ancestors] in Okinawa."

Fighter ace Thomas S. Harris discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) and Fighting Squadron 17…

Film footage of travel in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, likely filmed by James C. Stewart and his friends and family, circa 1950s. The footage is comprised of short clips of street scenes, shrines and temples, harbors, military camps, and other…