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[Operations Letter No. 128, Office of Civilian Defense, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1943]
Operations Letter No. 128, Office of Civilian Defense, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1943. Provides information about how to protect against war gas.

Special Orders No. 70 [Assignments, duties, and temporary promotions]
Special Orders No. 70, Headquarters II Island Command, May 12, 1943. Notes assignments, duties, and temporary promotions for several service members, including Lee Embree. Two (2) pages.

Information Bulletin No. 3 [Camp Samabula, Fiji]
Information Bulletin No. 3, Headquarters, Camp Samabula (Fiji), May 11, 1943. Notes upcoming events and regulations related to camp functions. One (1) page.

[Memorandum regarding Lee Embree's travel on the USS Talamanca, May 9, 1943]
Memorandum to Lee Embree from the Commanding Officer of the USS Talamanca (AF-15), May 9, 1943. Notes information related to Embree's travel orders. One (1) page.

[Instrument flight test certification card issued by U.S. Army Air Forces to Michael T. Russo, May 5, 1943]
Instrument flight test certification card issued by the U.S. Army Air Forces to Michael T. Russo, May 5, 1943. Includes handwritten notes on verso.

[VMF-214 camp at Fighter One, Guadalcanal]
Photograph of the VMF-214 (Marine Fighter Squadron 214) camp at Fighter One, Guadalcanal, May 1943. Inscription on verso: "VMF-214 camp on Fighter-1, Guadalcanal, May 1943."Included caption: "VMF 214. Camp on Fighter One, Guadalcanal, March, April,…

[Marine Corps pilots]
Photograph of four U.S. Marine Corps pilots, May 1943. The men, including O. Keith Williams, are identified in the included caption.Included caption: "VMF 214. Taken on a rest island last of May 1943. Bob Hansen [Hanson] - 25 plames [planes] shot…

Americans seize Japanese landing boat on Attu
Photograph of United States Army soldiers bringing a captured Japanese landing barge ashore on Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Americans seize Japanese landing boat on Attu. The American flag flies from the stern of a…

[Damaged Republic P-47C Thunderbolt]
Photograph of the damaged wing of a U.S. Army Air Forces Republic P-47C Thunderbolt aircraft (tail number 16397), April 29, 1943 Inscription: "G5-11-F123-(4-29-43) Battle damage P-47 No. 16397." Inscription included with photo: "41-6397. This P47C is…

Special Orders No. 118 [Assignments, duties, and temporary promotions]
Special Orders No. 118, Headquarters USAFISPA (United States Army Forces in South Pacific Area), April 28, 1943. Notes assignments, duties, and temporary promotions for several service members, including Lee Embree. Four (4) pages.
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