Thornton, H. Marion.

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Hervey Marion ("Tiny") Thornton was born December 13, 1919, in Blanchard, Washington. He attended Western Washington University and graduated with several degrees. Through the years, he worked as a high school teacher and counselor. While in the military, he took aerial photography courses at Pensacola, Florida and served as an aerial photographer in the U.S. Navy at Dutch Harbor, Alaska from 1942-45. Upon the end of World War II Thornton retained these training pictures for his personal collection. He died July 19, 1972.

From the description of H. Marion Thornton photograph collection [graphic], 1942-1945. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 55050126

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associatedWith Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999 person
associatedWith Musial, Stan, 1920- person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Alaska--Aleutian Islands
Shishaldin Volcano (Alaska)
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
Alaska
Unalaska (Alaska)
Dutch Harbor (Alaska)
Akutan (Alaska)
Alaska--Dutch Harbor
Ten Thousand Smokes, Valley of (Alaska)
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Airplanes, Military
Aleut art
Cemeteries
Church buildings
Military sports
Volcanic eruptions
Volcanoes
Wild flowers
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Active 1942

Active 1945

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