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Items from Box One, Folder 5 of the Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection, circa 1942-1945. Folder contains ephemera such as postcards, Christmas and Thanksgiving menus, certificates, landing signal instructions, and other items related to Leigh's service with the United States Navy during World War II. Two documents are written in Japanese. Includes 10 total items.
Photograph of servicemen eating in a mess hall, Saipan, circa 1944-1945. Garland, wreaths, and other Christmas decorations adorn the building. A serviceman on the far left is looking through a stack of records.Caption on accompanying document: "74."
Photograph of a Christmas party at a military camp, Saipan, circa 1944-1945. Several servicemen with instruments wait on a stage to perform.
Caption on accompanying document: "75. Party after - Gillette M.C."
Photograph of servicemen eating in a mess hall, Saipan, circa 1944-1945. Garland, wreaths, and other Christmas decorations adorn the building.Caption on accompanying document: "73. Mess hall at Christmas time."
[Valentine's Day greeting card addressed to Margie (Hall) Moerbe from Norman B. Moerbe, circa 1944]
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Valentine's Day greeting card addressed to Margie (Hall) Moerbe from Norman B. Moerbe, circa 1944. The text reads: "A valentine with love from your husband in the service."Inscription on envelope: "To the sweetest wife in the world."
Holiday greeting card to Bernice Rockness from Bernhard Christenson, postmarked December 17, 1918. Card is embroidered with flowers and "1919, Best Wishes" on front and was sent from a camp hospital in France. Includes envelope.
Inscription on verso: "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Bernhard."
Easter greeting card addressed to Margie (Hall) Moerbe from Norman B. Moerbe, circa 1944. The text reads: "At Easter to the one I love."
Inscription on envelope: "To my honey."
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen Roy Nelson (left, playing saxophone) and John Nelson (right, playing clarinet) performing the song 'White Christmas' during a holiday gathering at the USAAF China Theater Headquarters, Shanghai, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: - White Christmas is the tune of the Nelson brothers, who just spent their first…