Herbert Bain Knowles Papers 1941-1945

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Herbert Bain Knowles Papers 1941-1945

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Naval officer. Correspondence, orders to duty, subject files concerning invasion plans and occupation reports for Guam, Japan, Kwajalein Islands (Marshall Islands), Leyte Island (Philippines), Lingayen (Luzon, Philippines), Okinawa Island (Japan), Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), and Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati), and printed matter relating to Knowles's service with the Amphibious Forces in the Pacific during World War II.

400 items; 5 containers plus 1 oversize; 2 linear feet

eng,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6357375

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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