Papers and photographs, 1945-1954.

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Papers and photographs, 1945-1954.

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Scattered papers related to the World War II service of Portage, Wis. native McMahon who served in the Navy at Subic Bay (Philippines) and later in the Naval Reserves.

Papers 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder and 1 oversized folder) and.Photographs 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7758007

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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McMahon, Earl J., 1921-1998.

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United States. Naval Reserve

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On Aug. 19, 1916, with the prospect of World War I looming, the Navy Reserve Force was formally organized. The first official U.S. Navy Reservists hunted enemy U-boats from the cockpits of biplanes. When World War II erupted on September 1, 1939, the Navy Reserve was ready. By the summer of 1941, virtually all of its members were serving on active duty, their numbers destined to swell when Japanese planes roared over Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Over the course of the ensuing four years, th...

Faucht, Larrel,

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