World War II photograph album, 1934-1949 1942-1943.

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World War II photograph album, 1934-1949 1942-1943.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60380075

The collection consists of the World War II photograph album of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers soldier Tony Simola. The album contains 131 black and white photographs. These primarily depict the people and activities of the army engineers office at Fort Richardson during Simola's tour of duty there in 1942-1943. Included are photographs of individuals and groups of commissioned and noncommissioned officers, enlisted and civilian personnel, and friends. Known locations shown include Fort Richardson, Anchorage, and the McKinley Park Hotel (interior and exterior). Corps of Engineers officers pictured include Colonel Benjamin B. Talley, Major Dodson O. Givens, Captain Henry H. Thomas, Colonel H.M. Wilson, Colonel George Nold, and Major James D. Bush, Jr. Civilian engineers pictured include Victor C. Rivers, Robert Musser, and Alan Brandes. Of particular note are U.S. Army Air Corps photos of Colonel Talley's farewell party at Fort Richardson on June 13, 1943, and an award ceremony for Major Bush. Also included in the album are a few family photographs, including one from 1934, and four religious notes cards from 1949.

.2 cu. ft.131 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm.-13 x 10 cm. + 4 notecards + 28 photograph negatives.

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7778638

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...

Simola, Tony.

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Tony Simola was a technical sergeant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. He worked in the Administrative Division of the Army Engineers Area Office at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. From the description of World War II photograph album, 1934-1949 1942-1943. (UAA/APU Consortium Library). WorldCat record id: 60380075 ...

United States. Army. Air Corps

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