I have been researching my fathers time in the military. He would
have been 90 this Thursday, but passed away when he was just 46 and I
was not quite 16.
I have some war time photographs of him without dates or where they
were taken. The photos are stamped on the back "PASSED BY EXAMINER -
BASE 2446 ARMY" Other pics have different BASE numbers. From the
vegetation in the pics I assume they were taken in Australia or New Guinea.
Is there any way to identify where these bases were located? I am
unclear as to how pics were cleared by the Army. Did the GI's send
film back home for processing?
I have learned some interesting things. Dad entered the service in
May of 1941. He was sent to Australia in Feb of 1942 (just after
Pearl Harbor) on the Queen Elizabeth.(Feb 18 to March 29) - the only
time the Queen made that trip. He ended up on New Guinea but I can't
tell for sure if he was there for the battle of Milne Bay - a famous
battle for the Ausies. He traveled home in June of 1944 and was
discharged June 15 of 1945 just shortly before "Fat Man" and"Little
Boy" were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
So, it's an interesting study in history, but I come up with little
additional info along the way and family members who might know have
passed away too. If you can help with my question, please contact me
directly. Thanks!
It's a shame that the National Archives of Service Men's records had
a fire that destroyed all that valuable information.
Tim Collins
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12702006@N07/
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