World War II U.S. Military Construction in Okinawa Photograph Album, 1945

Summary

Extent:

.3 linear feet (1 oversize box)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

World War II era photograph album of U.S. military construction on Okinawa, 1945, containing 90+ black/white snapshots, with typed captions Shows the 801st Battalion at work on roads and buildings such as Quonset huts for the hospital, damage wrought by a typhoon in Oct. 1945, and Japanese prisoners of war also working on the various construction projects.

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 2003.

Physical location:

Del Sur Oversize

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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