Doug's communique [poem]

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Title

Doug's communique [poem]

Description

Poem about "Doug's Communique," a military news bulletin on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.

Caption on album page: "He (Winston) was transfered [sic] from Essex to the U.S.S. Franklin and was killed with hundreds of others when the Franklin was hit by a Jap kamakazi [sic]."

Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1995.

Date

1943-1945 circa

Extent

1 page ; 8 x 10 in

Format

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Bibliographic Citation

The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2023-08-10-A_text_012