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1945 MASTHEAD NAVY SHIP TO SEATTLE WORLD WAR 2 NEWSPAPER CHURCHILL RUSSIANS

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  • U. S. NAVY SHIPBOARD NEWSPAPER: WORLD WAR 2 PACIFIC THEATER
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Modified Item: No
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)

    Description

    FROM THE ESTATE OF A WORLD WAR 2 VETERAN, A GUNNER IN THE COASTAL ARTILLERY, AND ALSO EDITOR OF THE BASE NEWSPAPER, THE  GOLDEN GATE GUARDIAN,  STATIONED AT FORT SCOTT, THE PRESIDIO IN SAN FRANCISCO DURING WORLD WAR II, IS THIS RARE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER.
    JUNE, 1945 HE SHIPPED OUT TO MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF WAR. HE LATER WAS STATIONED AS PART OF THE OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN.
    HE RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON BOARD A U. S. NAVAL SHIP NOV 1945 AND EDITED THE SHIP'S NEWSPAPER-THE MASTHEAD
    1 PAGE NEWSPAPER NO 5 NOVEMBER 8, 1945
    MEASURES 8" x 13"
    CONDITION: FINE- folds, crinkles, aging, bumped corners, edge distress, but COMPLETE simple b&w printing with pen and ink illustrations reflecting the limited on board printing facilities
    Articles describe CHURCHILL AND THE RUSSIANS, MARINES, DISSOLUTION OF JAP COMBINES, U. S. ELECTION RESULTS, etc
    GUARANTEED EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL U. S. NAVY WORLD WAR 2 SHIPBOARD NEWSPAPER