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some of the experiences of the Coast Surveyors and Weather
men and women. Hellships, Battle of the Bulge, Bombing Tokyo, artillery
survey work in Africa and Europe, and women on the homefront filling
in for the men in the frontlines. These were some of the experiences
of the men and women of the Weather Bureau and Coast and Geodetic Survey
during the Second World War....
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Letter from the Front
A biographical sketch of RADM Charles A. Schanck
designed around a letter that he wrote from Europe in February
1945 to the Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Schanck
was then an Artillery surveyor and had worked through the Battle
of the Bulge.
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Letters of Captain David Mullendore Whipp
Letters
written by David Whipp to his wife during the course of his duties
in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany. He was unique in
that his war experiences ranged from the North African landings
through the final mopping up of German resistance on the Gironde
estuary.
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Command
George Edward "Ted" Morris, Jr. Ret. U.S. Coast and
Geodetic Survey - Personal Account
Commander Morris was captured by the Japanese on Corregidor when
it fell on May 9, 1941, and was held as a prisoner of war in the
Philippines, at Mojii, Japan, and Inchon, Korea. |
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Letters
from Saipan
Experiences
of a young B-29 pilot, Lt. F.H. “Pete” Reed, during
two missions over Tokyo. |
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Pathfinder: Recollections of Those Who Served 1942 - 1971
These are the stories of some of those who served
on the PATHFINDER during the war and in the years following.
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Return of the Ship EXPLORER Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor
This is an account by an C&GS officer that
details the actions taken and observations made by an unarmed
C&GS ship in returning from operations in the central Pacific
Ocean following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Women
in the Weather Bureau During World War II
Personal views of women who served in the Weather Service during
World War II. |
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Girl
Observer
Biographic sketch of Miss Dorothy L. Taylor, World War II weather
observer.
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