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  • Collection: Decatur During World War II

Photo of Ensign Robert Eugene Reed in flight jacket and hat and goggles with name tag

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Herald and Review Library: Reed, Ensign Robert Eugene; Article on back of photo; "Ensign R. E. Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Otis Reed, 2645 North Main street, recently was graduated from the naval air training base at Corpus Christi, Texas, and…

Photo of Ensign Robert Lucian Faith in Navy Uniform

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Faith, Robert Lucian, 5/10/1943 unused"

Photo of Ensign Wallace D. Cole in flight suit

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cole, Ensign Wallace D., Sullivan, IL. 10/9/1944.

Photo of Ernest Durmil with other Decatur Navy cadets

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Durmil, Ernest, 7/1/1944. Article on back of photo: "....Decatur boys have...their boot training...Great Lakes and ...-ve before being assigned to ships. They are, left to right, front row: Ernest Durmil, Emmett…

Photo of Ernest F. Furrow with other sailors in front of paintings on side of ship. Caption on front: "(WX4-March 15) Sailors and Painted Scoreboard record Battleship's Victories.

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Furrow, Ernest F., 3/16/1943. Articles on back: "Four sailors give a quick count on their fingers of the 32 Japanese planes the U.S. Battleship on which they are stationed shot down with her anti-aircraft guns in…

Photo of Eugene D. Spencer in uniform with name and serial number

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Herald and Review Library: Spencer, Eugene D., Article on back of photo; "Spencer Commissioned; Eugene D. Spencer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville F. Spencer, Sr., 1805 North Thirty-fourth street, has been made a second lieutenant at Marfa Field, Texas.…

Photo of Eugene R. Dobbs in uniform with name and number card

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Dobbs, Corp. Eugene R., 2/1/1944. Article on back of photo: "Dobbs to Combat Crew: Corp. Eugene R. Dobbs, 715 W. Packard St., has been graduated from the flexible aerial gunnery course at Laredo Field, Texas, Upon…

Photo of Eugene Randolph in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: Randolph, Eugene, Article on back of photo; "Randolph Discharged; Eugene Randolph has been given an honorable discharge from the army and has returned to the home of his mother, Mrs. C. P. Randolph, 344 North Main street.…

Photo of Everett Conley in Navy uniform

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Conley, Everett, Cerro Gordo, IL., 8/25/1944

Photo of Everett N. Leach in uniform

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Herald and Review Library; Leach, Everett N., Article on back of photo; "Everett N. Leach, son of Mrs. May K. Leach, 440 South Twenty-second street, has returned to duty at his navy base in Alameda, Calif., after a 15-day furlough. Mr. Leach, who has…