Photographs, 1915-1951.

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Photographs, 1915-1951.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/753696045

The collection includes photographs of Wiggmore's family and his naval career, including both officers and enlisted men. There are 35 photographs of the surrender ceremony in the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, including General Douglas MacArthur and ADM Chester W. Nimitz signing the terms of surrender. Miscellany includes a parking pass, a menu, an invitation and a newspaper clipping.

1.1 linear ft.; 11 x 3.5 x 15 in.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8128571

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Wiggmore, James L., 1895-1968.

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Wiggmore was born in Attleboro, MA in 1895. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War I and World War II. Wiggmore attended the Naval War College's Preparatory Staff Class, June 1944 and then was sent to the Pacific where he participated in the landings at Leyte Gulf. He served over 33 years in the Navy and retired to Harwich, MA where he died in 1968. From the description of Photographs, 1915-1951. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 753696045 ...

Missouri (Battleship : BB 63)

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USS Missouri was commissioned in June 1944. She participated in the Iwo Jima invasion, Okinawa campaign and bombarded the Japanese mainland during the last days of the war. From the description of Photograph, September 2, 1945. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 732621984 ...