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NH 70059 Kiska weather detachment

Kiska weather detachment
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Title: Kiska weather detachment
Caption: Front row (left to right): McCandless, Shipscook; Christiansen, Radioman Third Class; Winfry, Aerographer Third Class; Palmer, Seaman Second Class; and Gaffey, Aerographer First Class. Back row (left to right): Turner, Aerographer Second Class; Coffield, Chief Pharmacist's Mate; House, Aerographer First Class; Lieutenant Mull (from USS CASCO (AVP-12)); Eccles, Radioman Second Class; Yaconelli, Chief Pharmacist's Mate (also from CASCO); and Courtney, Radioman Third Class. All the men except Lieutenant Mull and Chief Yaconelli were on Kiska when it was taken by the Japanese and were captured. This photograph was taken in May 1942.
Description: Courtesy of Howard W. Curtis, Chief Aerographer's Mate, USN (Ret), Norwalk, Iowa, 1970.
Catalog #: NH 70059
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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