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S-552-A Claude Lutz Collection

Collection of 46 photographs collected by Claude Lutz during his service with the 14th construction battalion on Guadalcanal, September 1942-1943. The photographs are organized by the following subjects: Japanese weapons (anti-aircraft guns and tripod mounted machine guns) and ships (Hirokawa Maru, Kyushu Maru, and Kinugawa Maru); native peoples; Guadalcanal scenes; and Navy personnel and facilities (including cemeteries). The personnel and facilities imagery includes Henderson Field Chapel, construction of various unidentified buildings, including Quonset huts, and the “Square and Compass Club” of the 46th NCB Masons.
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Title: Claude Lutz Collection
Caption: Collection photo # S-552-A: group photo including CM1c Claude Lutz and other 46th NCB personnal.  
Description: Collection of 46 photographs collected by Claude Lutz during his service with the 14th construction battalion on Guadalcanal, September 1942-1943. The photographs are organized by the following subjects: Japanese weapons (anti-aircraft guns and tripod mounted machine guns) and ships (Hirokawa Maru, Kyushu Maru, and Kinugawa Maru); native peoples; Guadalcanal scenes; and Navy personnel and facilities (including cemeteries). The personnel and facilities imagery includes Henderson Field Chapel, construction of various unidentified buildings, including Quonset huts, and the “Square and Compass Club” of the 46th NCB Masons.
Accession #: S-552
Catalog #: S-552-A
Donor: Frances Lutz
Copyright Owner: Naval History & Heritage Command
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