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A white US Navy ditty bag with rope ties and black lettering that reads "St. Peters."
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A square, silver piece of metal with riveted tie pieces attached. The Japanese writing on the piece of silver details instructions on how to adjust the oil and pressure for the tail shock absorber.
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A sterling silver boatswain's pipe engraved with "R. G. GENTRY JR. BMC - USN."
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The USS Franklin (CV-13) can be seen listing to one side as flames engulf one of her five-inch guns. Flames can be seen escaping from the ends of the barrels.
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Black and white photograph of the badly damaged USS Franklin (CV-13), as seen from the USS Sante Fe (CL-60). The remains of a single plane are visible on the deck of the aircraft carrier after a long...
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Black and white photograph of the listing USS Franklin (CV-13). Many of her crew members have gathered on the deck, while a sailor on the USS Sante Fe (CL-60) in the left foreground watches the...
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A black and white photograph of the badly listing USS Franklin (CV-13). A moderately sized group of crewmen has assembled at the top and multiple lines drape down from the carrier. Another ship...
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A Japanese 10 yen Bank of Japan note printed in green, red, brown, and black ink. The bill is numbered "320853" and "628". The edges of the yen note are frayed and worn.
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A burnt and soiled U.S. one-dollar silver certificate note found on the deck of the USS Franklin after the bombing attack on March 19, 1945. Someone has written "USS Franklin March 1945" on the front...
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A yellow and blue USS Franklin (CV-13) plankowner certificate for William Babbitt dated January 31, 1944. Various nautical images such as mermaids, fish, and seahorses are printed in blue ink along...
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Explosions rock the USS Franklin (CV-13) after being hit by bombs from a Japanese Dive Bomber off Honshu, Okinawa during operations on March 19, 1945.
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Five Army and Red Cross nurses sitting and talking with Admiral Radford (right) in the Admiral's Cabin of the USS Yorktown (CV-10). Left to right the nurses are Martha Pabst, Maxine Hamilton, Okie...
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Five Army and Red Cross nurses stand in front of the aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and pose for a picture. Left to right the nurses are Martha Pabst, Maxine Hamilton, Ruth...
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Five Army and Red Cross nurses sit in the pilots' chairs in a ready room aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and talk with a pilot, Lt. jg Arthur Larson, and Public Relations Officer, Lt. Thomas Smith...
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This bright yellow leaflet tells North Vietnamese combatants that they can surrender to any member of the allied forces without fear of reprisal. The leaflet also shows the flags of the Republic of...
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Written as a poem, this propaganda leaflet shows a North Vietnamese soldier thinking of his home and his family. In contrast, the reverse side of the leaflet shows the devastation and destruction...
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This South Vietnamese propaganda leaflet roughly translates to "The only thing the Viet Cong does is make promises they don’t keep." The front side shows that the Veit Cong cannot provide supplies to...
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This American propaganda leaflet explains how the Air Force's high-altitude bomber is a weapon that cannot be stopped by weather, it can strike at any time, and that no enemy combatants will hear it...
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This notice explains that James Pueschel's mailing address had changed after being transferred out of a United States Naval Hospital located in San Francisco, California. The "FPO" acronym designates...
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This leaflet explains that the Viet Cong do not have the supplies to care for their own soldiers.