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[Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection, Box One, Folder 5 - Military ephemera, 1942-1945]
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.
[Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection, Box One, Folder 4  - Military records, 1942-1945]
Items from Box One, Folder 4 of the Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection, circa 1942-1945. Folder contains documents such as memorandums, schedules, certificates, and correspondence related to Leigh's service with the United States Navy during World War II. Includes 70 total documents.
[V-mail letter to Clara Stewart from Lieutenant Gwin L. Walker, circa 1940s]
V-mail letter to Clara Stewart from Lieutenant Gwin L. Walker, circa 1940s. Contains a holiday greeting and an illustration of Santa Claus riding a sled labeled "Torpedo-3." One page. Stamped on verso: "Received in San Francisco prior to 1 December and held for appropriate Christmas delivery." Part of a disassembled scrapbook containing World War II and post-war materials, circa 1943-1956.
[Photographer's data sheet, U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, May 20, 1945]
Photographer's data sheet, U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, May 24, 1945. Summarizes actions taken by the USS Essex (CV-9) during the Okinawa campaign in May 1945. Paul J. Madden is listed as the cameraman in the document.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.
[V-mail letter to Frank C. Leigh from his cousin, Charles C. Leigh, February 18, 1943]
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.
[Personal logbook for Frank C. Leigh, circa 1940s]
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 the book is a piece of paper from Nagasaki Customs. 11 handwritten pages.
[Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked May 19, 1943]
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.
[Certificate of satisfactory service issued by United States Navy to Frank C. Leigh, January 15, 1946]
Certificate of satisfactory service issued by the United States Navy to Frank C. Leigh, January 15, 1946. This is a laminated, card-size copy of the document.
[Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked June 26, 1944]
Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked June 26, 1944. Envelope is empty.
[Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, circa 1940s]
Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, circa 1940s. Envelope is empty.