Robert F. Asher Papers
Scope and Contents
The Robert F. Asher Papers include a scrapbook documenting Asher’s service in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II in the Pacific Theater. The scrapbook features photographs of naval servicemen, naval vessels, military encampments, combat-damaged landscapes, and military infrastructure. The photographs document Asher’s experiences in Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Ie Shima, and Shanghai, China, as well as Yokohama and Tokyo during the Allied occupation of Japan. Also included are Chief Petty Officer ephemera, foreign currency, postcards from Japan, and newspaper headlines documenting major events of World War II, along with loose photographs from the scrapbook.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- Asher, Robert F. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection in any form must be obtained from the National Museum of the Pacific War, Center for Pacific War Studies.
Biographical / Historical
Robert F. Asher served as a Chief Yeoman in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Before deployment, Asher was stationed at Treasure Island, California, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. During the war, he served aboard the USS President Monroe (AP-104) and the USS Goshen (APA-108) and was stationed on Okinawa and Le Shima. After the war, Asher was assigned to the Occupation of Japan, where he visited Yokohama and Tokyo, as well as Shanghai, China. Certified to carry a camera, Asher photographed military life and his travels during and after the war.
Full Extent
.01 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Robert F. Asher Papers include a scrapbook documenting Asher’s service in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
Arrangement
This collection consists of one scrapbook.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Susan Asher McKinley donated this item to the Texas Historical Commission in 2022 (Accession number 2022.230).
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Sarah O'Malley on May, 2026.
Subject
- United States. Naval Reserve (Organization)
- Goshen (Attack transport ship : APA-108) (Organization)
- President Monroe (Attack transport ship : AP-104) (Organization)
- Title
- Robert F. Asher Papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Sarah O'Malley
- Date
- 2026-05-25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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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