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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.…

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vultee SNV-1 Valiant aircraft (tail number 03025) parked at an airfield, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "1923."

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.

Photograph of the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1942-1945. Two men are visible sitting along the ship's edge on the left.

Photograph of the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1942-1945.

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.

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

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. 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, 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…