Photos in Uniform Scrapbook , 1942-1945
Scope and Contents
Lawrence Schain's scrapbook documenting his World War II service. Materials included within feature his Navy Aviation Radioman course completion, military discharge, and photos of his time in uniform. It includes personal mementos like birthday photos, family pictures, and an engagement announcement for Reta Lee Coonin and Samuel Schain. There are also newspaper clippings about military events, including casualties and a flood in Jacksonville, along with vivid war photographs from the Philippines and the Pacific. Schain’s emotional reflections are captured through several poems, offering insight into both the personal and harsh realities of his wartime experience.
Loose materials have been seperated from this scrapbook, and replaced with a marker to identify original order.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1945
Creator
- From the Collection: Schain, Lawrence H.W., 1917-1996 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 0.7 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Tok Pisin
From the Collection: Japanese
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Pacific War Studies / National Museum of the Pacific War Repository
328 E. Austin St.
Fredericksburg Texas 78624 United States of America
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