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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."

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.

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:…

Photograph of three U.S. Navy North American AT-6 Texan aircraft in flight over a coastline, circa 1940s.Stamped on verso: "04776."

Photograph of a group of U.S. Navy North American AT-6 Texan aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 316, 328, 324, 313, 330, 314, and 317) in flight over a coastline, circa 1940s.Stamped on verso: "04775."

Photograph of a U.S. Navy North American AT-6 Texan aircraft in flight, circa 1940s.Stamped on verso: "4700."

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…

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.

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…

Photograph of two servicemen directing a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft on the deck of the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1942-1945.