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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Kenneth Brooke Van de Water Jr. Papers, WLU Coll. 0296, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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Processing Information

Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (6/8/07)

Biographical / Historical

Kenneth B. Van de Water graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1941. He served in the United States Navy from 1941-1946, rising to the rank of Lt. Commander.

Scope and Contents

This is a collection of photographs (115) and miscellaneous papers of Kenneth B. Van de Water from the Pacific theater during World War II. It includes photographs of the U.S.S. Curtiss, fleet post offices in various locations, and operations on or near the islands of Eniwetok, Guam, Kwajalein, Majuro, Okinawa, Saipan, and Tarawa. There are also photographs of Van de Water and his friends, including Henry Fonda.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Curtiss (Ship)
• Fonda, Henry
• Military operations, Naval -- American
• Photographs
• United States. Navy -- Postal service -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
• World War (1939-1945)