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Photo of Ensign Robert Eugene Reed in flight jacket and hat and goggles with name tag
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…
Tags: Decatur IL., Navy, Pilot, World War II, WWII
Photo of Ensign Robert Lucian Faith in Navy Uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Faith, Robert Lucian, 5/10/1943 unused"
Tags: Decatur IL., Naval Aviation, Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Ernest Durmil with other Decatur Navy cadets
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.
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…
Tags: Battlewagon, Decatur IL., Guadalcanal, Navy, Santa Cruz, World War II, WWII
Photo of Everett Conley in Navy uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Conley, Everett, Cerro Gordo, IL., 8/25/1944
Tags: Cerro Gordo IL., Decatur IL, Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Everett N. Leach in uniform
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…
Tags: Coral Sea, Decatur IL., Midway, Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Everett Ray McVey in uniform
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…
Tags: Decatur IL., Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Fireman 1st class George J. Frazee receiving the Purple Heart medal from Commodore R. W. Cary
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…
Tags: Decatur IL., Navy, Purple Heart, World War II, WWII
Photo of four sailors in uniform; L-R; Donald L. Warnick, Gerald E. Willis, Kenneth J. Mears, and Frederick Churchman
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
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…
Tags: Aleutian Islands, Decatur IL., Navy, World War II, WWII