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Title: Air Force sergeant on the USS Meigs
Creator: Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Created and/or Issued: 1952-01
Publication Information: Pepperdine University Libraries
The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr. [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Institution: Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection: The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr
Rights Information: Copyright to photographs in this collection is retained by Pepperdine University. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Description: This photo is part of a series documenting Williams’ shipping out to Korea. The journey started in Pittsburg, California (Camp Stoneman), where a ferry carried troops to San Francisco for embarkation to Japan, and on to Korea. The bulk of the journey took place on the USS General M. C. Meigs Navy transport ship, which sailed from San Francisco to Yokohama, Japan between January 14th and 28th, 1952.
complete;
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: wil01068.tif
http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll5/id/1030
Subject: Military life
Military personnel
War
Ships
Ocean travel
Military mobilizations
Korean War, 1950-1953
University Archives
Source: Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8r78g0k
Black and white negative, 2.25 x 2.25 inches;
Relation: The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr

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