Pilot training graduates Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas,
Pilot training graduates Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1943. (Courtesy photo)
Employees with the Camp McCoy (Wis.) Quartermaster
Employees with the Camp McCoy (Wis.) Quartermaster Laundry work in the facility in this April 1943 photo. The facility was judged the most efficient of any Army post laundry in the country during February 1943 ... More
Camp Normoyle, Texas, commissary exterior, 1943. The
Camp Normoyle, Texas, commissary exterior, 1943. The store was placed inside a warehouse. This warehouse still existed as late as September 2006, and photos of that building are available in the photofile unde... More
The fight for Tarawa: 75th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles...
U.S. Marines storm Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Nov. 20, 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Tarawa, which was part of Operation Galvanic. It marks one of the bloodiest battles of WW... More
Unveiling of the Award. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Rear Adm. Joseph "Pepe" Castillo, Coast Guard Eleventh District Commander, presents a memorial plaque to Vivian Robinson (left) and Catherine Robinson, the sister and niece of Emlen Tunnell in... More
Employees with the Camp McCoy (Wis.) Quartermaster
Employees with the Camp McCoy (Wis.) Quartermaster Laundry work in the facility in this April 1943 photo. The facility was judged the most efficient of any Army post laundry in the country during February 1943 ... More
Marine Corps Women's Reserve Graphic
On February 13, 1943 the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve was officially established. Terms like “Femarines” and “Glamarines” were original suggestions to identify these women but Marine Corps Commandant, General T... More
Emlen Tunnell Gymnasium Dedication
ALAMEDA, Calif. - (left to right) Nancy Shaver, Lt. William McKinstry, Capt. Keith Turro, commander Base Support Unit Alameda, Catherine and Vivian Robinson, family members of Emlen Tunnell, and Rear Adm. Josep... More
Silver Lifesaving Medal - Public domain photogrpaph
ALAMEDA, Calif. - ALAMEDA, Calif. - Vivian Robinson (right) and Catherine Robinson, the sister and niece of Emlen Tunnell, hold the Silver Lifesaving Medal presented by Rear Adm. Joseph "Pepe" Castillo to posth... More
Employees with the Camp McCoy (Wis.) Quartermaster
Employees with the Camp McCoy (Wis.) Quartermaster Laundry work in the facility in this April 1943 photo. The facility was judged the most efficient of any Army post laundry in the country during February 1943 ... More
Rear Admiral Joseph Castillo - Public domain photogrpaph
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Rear Adm. Jospeh "Pepe" Castillo, Coast Guard Eleventh District Commander, speaks at the Coast Guard Island gym dedication ceremony in honor of Emlen Lewis Tunnell, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. T... More
Fort Myer Grand Opening, Jan. 28 [some references say
Fort Myer Grand Opening, Jan. 28 [some references say Jan. 18], 1943. A young girl, very probably the daughter of the Women's Army Corps member behind her, has already been admitted to the store. The WAC member... More