Scrapbook from the service of George Henry Norman : Scrapbook 1943-1944.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Spanish

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Language Note:

Text in English, Spanish.

Summary:

Description: Blue covers with gold, embossed eagle and lettering "His Service Record." Contains a "Happy New Year" letter from 1944; a map of Northern Venezuela in Spanish; enlistment form; short personal history and service record; Photographs of Norman; record of leave; 1948 newspaper clipping about Curacao; Photographs of friends; map of travels in United States; Photographs of brothers and sisters; "El Captain" a pet ocelot/mascot; certificates; Cloud Buster, newsletter of the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School at Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Photographs from Pre-Flight School; inspection Photograph; Photograph of a group of servicemen and servicewomen enjoying drinks; newspaper clipping of Navy fire fighters in asbestos suits; Photographs of Curacao graveyard gate, home, native women and children, and cliffs; Photographs taken over Venezuela, and in Columbia, interiors of PBYs, Curacao cathedral; Photographs of Caracas, Venezuela including Mt. Catia, the country club, downtown and outdoor scenes; Photographs of Barranquilla, Colombia including the Hotel Del Prado and the cathedral; postcards from the Caribbean and South America; remainder of scrapbook is blank except for pocket inside back cover containing more Photographs and postcards.

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).