CCSU Veterans History Project

- 1st Lieutenant James Hurst in his Army Air Force uniform.
- United States. Army Air Force; Fighter pilots; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); Veterans -- Connecticut
- Formal portrait of 1st Lieutenant James Hurst, who served as a member of the 782nd Bomb Squadron and the 465th Bomb Group earning four Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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- 52nd Army Field Hospital campus on Guadalcanal
- World War, 1939-1945; Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943; Hospitals, Naval and marine -- Solomon Island;
- Photograph of hospital tents and bunker. In the lower right corner of the photograph is the bunker (hole in the ground covered by logs) where patients were relocated during Japanese shelling.
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- A foundation of a house that was taken down by the Marines. Okinawa, Japan Between 1944 - 1946
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Connecticut; United States. Marine Corps; Buildings War damage;
- A foundation of a house that was taken down by the Marines. Okinawa, Japan Between 1944 - 1946
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- A fuel tanker truck at the Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; Tank trucks
- Photograph taken in 1944 at the Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy showing the fuel tanker truck used to fill up B-24 bombers.
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- A night picture of V-J night on Okinawa, sky was lit with search lights and bullets 1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Connecticut; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island; V-J Day, 1945;
- A night picture of V-J night on Okinawa, sky was lit with search lights and bullets 1945
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- Aerial view of Mount Vesuvius erupting.
- Vesuvius (Italy)--Eruption, 1944; Aerial photographs;
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- After the typhoon, Okinawa October 9, 1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Connecticut; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island; Typhoons; Boats and boating;
- After the typhoon, Okinawa October 9, 1945
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- After typhoon, Okinawa Between 1944 - 1946
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Connecticut; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island; Typhoons;
- After typhoon, Okinawa Between 1944 - 1946
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- American anti-aircraft guns, New Guinea 1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Connecticut; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea; Firearms; Military weapons -- United States;
- American anti-aircraft guns, New Guinea 1945
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- American ship (Landing craft), Okinawa Between 1944 - 1946
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Connecticut; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island;
- American ship (Landing craft), Okinawa Between 1944 - 1946
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- American soldier posing in Japanese airplane
- World War, 1939-1945; Photographs; Airplanes -- Japanese
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- An aerial view of Mount Vesuvius erupting.
- Vesuvius (Italy)--Eruption, 1944; Aerial photographs;
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- Ancient Order of the Deep Certification
- World War, 1939-1945; Military decoration;
- Order certifying Edward as a "Trusty Shellback" while on board the U.S.S. Noordam. A Navy tradition of indoctrination each time a ship crosses the equator in which sailors move from pollywogs (those who have not crossed the equator) to shellbacks...
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- Army Air Corps airport located Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy;
- Approximately five hundred planes were located at this airport in Gioia del Colle, Italy during World War II. This picture was taken in 1943.
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- Audio recording of Thornton L. Carlough, memoir of war experiences recorded [200?]
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Yugoslavia;
- Audio recording of an oral memoir by Thornton Carlough. Carlough recounts the story of his military service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He was a co-pilot on the “Lucky Strike” in the 460th Bomber Group stationed in Italy. On...
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- Australian officer with group of natives in ceremonial attire, New Guinea 1944
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Connecticut; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea;
- Australian officer with group of natives in ceremonial attire, New Guinea 1944
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- B-17 Aircraft
- B-17 bomber; Airplanes -- American; World War, 1939-1945;
- B-17 Aircraft in Gioia del Colle, Italy, 1944.
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- B-24 Bomber
- B-24 bomber; Airplanes -- American; World War, 1939-1945;
- B-24 Bomber flying over Italy in 1943
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- B-24 bomber crash at Gioia del Colle airstrip
- B-24 bomber; Aircraft accidents
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- Boy at Gioia del Colle airfield
- World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; Children;
- This boy was the camp mascot in 1944 at Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy.
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