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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 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 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…

Photo of Everett Ray McVey in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: McVey, Everett Ray; Article on back of photo; "Everett Ray McVey and Eugene E. McVey, sons of Mrs. Ida Baker, 269 East Marietta street, are serving in the navy, Everett enlisted in June and is a first class seaman. his…

Photo of Fireman 1st class George J. Frazee receiving the Purple Heart medal from Commodore R. W. Cary

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WWII - Herald and Review Library' Frazee, George J., 6/9/1945. Caption: "Watch your Credit. 'Official U.S. Navy Photograph" The Navy Department has no objection to the use of this photograph in commercial advertisements, provided copy and layout are…

Photo of four sailors in uniform; L-R; Donald L. Warnick, Gerald E. Willis, Kenneth J. Mears, and Frederick Churchman

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Herald and Review Library: Photo of four sailors; Article on back of photo; "These four young men were buddies through Decatur High school, and all four entered the navy on Dec 7. They have just completed preliminary training at Great Lakes, and are…

Photo of Frank E. Nichols in uniform sitting on lawn

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Herald and Review Library: Nichols, Frank E.; Article on back of photo; "Nichols in Washington; Frank E. Nichols, gunners mate third class, recently spent a 30-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nichols, 1518 North Morgan street. He had…