Letter from Lt. Richard S. White, U. S. Marine Corps, to Mary Bason
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- Letter from Lt. Richard S. White, U. S. Marine Corps, to Mary Bason
- Description
- Letter from Lt. Richard S. White, HQ 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, Iwo Jima, to Miss Mary Bason in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, describing the fighting on Iwo Jima from 19 February - 10 March 1945, including his role in the capture of Mt. Suribachi from the Japanese. Also including 2 captured Japanese picture postcards, one featuring the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo etched by Mitsuki, and the other featuring a portrait of a woman entitled "The Moon" by Nakamura.
- Date
- March 07, 1945 - March 10, 1945
- Original Format
- letters
- Extent
- 18cm x 26cm
- Local Identifier
- 0358-b1-fc
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- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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Letter from Lt. Richard S. White, U. S. Marine Corps, to Mary Bason
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Military History
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Military History: Marines
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Military History: World War II
- Location of Original
- Mary Bason Broadfoot Papers from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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