Base R - Batangas, Philippines (November 1945)
Image description: "Natives at Batangas Philippines."(Personal collection of Norman Nigh) Photograph likely taken on or near Base R....
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Mar 29, 20225 min read
Morotai Island (May - June 1945)
Image description: Map of the Morotai invasion in September 1944. (Source: US Army Center of Military History File:Morotai 1944 - reports...
May 3, 20217 min read
Pacific Crossing (January 9 - February 2, 1944)
Image description: The Sea Flasher was the vessel that carried Norman Nigh and the other members of the U.S. Army's 3rd Engineer Special...
Oct 29, 20203 min read
The Philippine Islands (November 4 - 30, 1945)
Image description: "Leaving Borneo for Philippines." (Personal collection of Norman Nigh.) Norman and others of Company C boarded the...
Oct 11, 20204 min read
Love Charlie Mike
Image description: "Our boat taken at Morotai while staging for invasion of Borneo." (Personal collection of Norman Nigh.) The photo was...
Aug 29, 20203 min read
The Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA)
Image description: Map of the Southwest Pacific Area, 1942, from the Papua Campaign Brochure by Charles R. Anderson, produced by the U.S....
Aug 23, 20205 min read
The 3rd Engineer Special Brigade and the 593rd Engineer Boat & Shore Regiment
Image description: U.S. Engineer Special Brigade insignia, worn as a shoulder patch. It consisted of a gold Thompson (Tommy) sub-machine...
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