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Flag, Signal/2 LSO Paddles from USS Chenango, WWII
Pair of US Navy LSO paddles. Silver-tone metal handles with cut-out centers and metal outer frames. Bright pink and orange fabric strips attached vertically to center of paddle with thin metal wire, four double-sided fabric pieces per paddle.…

[V-mail letter to Frank C. Leigh from his cousin, Charles C. Leigh, February 18, 1943]
V-mail letter to Frank C. Leigh from his cousin, Charles C. Leigh, February 18, 1943. Discusses family news, Frank's enlistment in the Naval Air Corps, and Charles's service in Europe. One handwritten page and envelope.

[Telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, December 21, 1943]
Telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, December 21, 1943. Notifies them of his change of address to Cecil Field, Florida.

[Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked September 13, 1944]
Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked September 13, 1944. Notes that he flew to Pensacola from Naval Air Station Sanford to escape a hurricane. Includes an illustration of a duck wearing a flight helmet and…

[Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked May 19, 1943]
Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked May 19, 1943. Notes that he attended a U.S.O. show in San Antonia, California and will arrive in Corpus Christi, Texas tomorrow.

[Personal logbook for Frank C. Leigh, circa 1940s]
Personal logbook for Frank C. Leigh, used during his World War II service with the United States Navy aboard the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1940s. Most of the book is blank; only the pages that contain writing have been digitized. Also included in…

[Navy servicemen standing outside building]
Photographic group portrait of United States Navy servicemen standing outside a building, circa 1940s. Frank C. Leigh is in the back row on the far left. The other servicemen are identified by last name in the verso inscription.Inscription on verso:…

[Navy servicemen posing with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of United States Navy servicemen posing with a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, circa 1940s. Frank C. Leigh is in the back row, third from the left.

[Navy servicemen posing with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of United States Navy servicemen posing with a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, circa 1940s. Frank C. Leigh is in the back row, third from the left.Inscription on verso: "FCL top row, 3rd from left."

[Naval aviator certificate issued by United States Navy to Frank C. Leigh, December 21, 1943]
Naval aviator certificate issued by the United States Navy to Frank C. Leigh, December 21, 1943.
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