Item #85577 American Sailor on the USS Samar on the Yangtze River and Elsewhere in the Far East, 1945-1946. [our title]. Photo Album.
American Sailor on the USS Samar on the Yangtze River and Elsewhere in the Far East, 1945-1946. [our title]
American Sailor on the USS Samar on the Yangtze River and Elsewhere in the Far East, 1945-1946. [our title]
American Sailor on the USS Samar on the Yangtze River and Elsewhere in the Far East, 1945-1946. [our title]
American Sailor on the USS Samar on the Yangtze River and Elsewhere in the Far East, 1945-1946. [our title]
American Sailor on the USS Samar on the Yangtze River and Elsewhere in the Far East, 1945-1946. [our title]
American Sailor on the USS Samar on the Yangtze River and Elsewhere in the Far East, 1945-1946. [our title]

American Sailor on the USS Samar on the Yangtze River and Elsewhere in the Far East, 1945-1946. [our title]

Hardcover. Approximately 200 photos in corner mounts on both sides of the album leaves. Includes about 130 of taken while he was serving on the USS Samar or on his way to or from the United States. Size varies: 84 are approximately 8 x 5cm., 35 much smaller (3 x 4cm.), and 14 much larger (24 x 17cm.). Only a handful or less are captioned. Detail is generally very good, with some exceptions. Also included are some bits of ephemera. There are a few empty slots but they may have held ephemera, some of which is now loose in the album. Sturdy black album is approximately 21 x 26cm. The U.S.S. Samar was converted by the Bethlehem Steel Company from the former Maritime Commission Hull No. 2663 and rechristened in June 1945. In its new incarnation, it was a repair ship seeing service on the Yangtze River in late 1945 and perhaps elsewhere in China. Our sailor, identified in the album, served as a Machinist's Mate 3rd Class. The large photos appear to be professional quality photos of the ship's neatly attired personnel. Most of the other Far Eastern photos are of people and places in China rather than shipboard activities. The ephemera includes: (1) a program for the ship's rechristening; (2) an issue to The China Press for 12/2/1945; (3 & 4) two issues of The Samar Scope (Vol. I, No. 1 for 9/1/45 and Vol. II, No. 6 for 6/1/46); (5) a shipboard menu for Christmas 1945; (6) an oriental-themed Christmas greeting card sent home for Christmas 1945 by our sailor; and (7) An undated four-page "China Bowl Supplement" issued by The Stars and Stripes, presumably for the 1945 football game and accompanying rickshaw derby. The other 72 photos at the end appear to be of Camp Peary, and our sailor's wife and family, probably taken before his departure for the Far East or after his return. The stateside photos include some ephemera relating to our sailor's military service. Very Good. Item #85577

Price: $950.00

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