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Radioman: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor and World War II in the Pacific Chapter 16. "The Summer of '42" Bonus Photos--not among the 42 included in the book |
By the summer of 1942, most of the drill press operators in this American aircraft factory were women.
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 138
Source of Photo: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, # 66312(62)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 138
Source of Photo: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, # 66312(62)
Radioman Ray Daves's liberty card was among the documents salvaged from the carrier Yorktown
(CV-5) before it sank at Midway, June 7, 1942. (Original size: 1 3/4" x 3")
Above document illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 138
Source of Document: Ray Daves Collection
(CV-5) before it sank at Midway, June 7, 1942. (Original size: 1 3/4" x 3")
Above document illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 138
Source of Document: Ray Daves Collection
At center, with eagle emblem on hat, is Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, (1885-1966), Commander in Chief,
Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas. At this press conference, late June 1942, Nimitz is flanked by enlisted
men at CinCPac Headquarters, June 1942. Radioman Ray Daves, 22, stands at far right.
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 139
Source of Photo: Ray Daves Collection
Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas. At this press conference, late June 1942, Nimitz is flanked by enlisted
men at CinCPac Headquarters, June 1942. Radioman Ray Daves, 22, stands at far right.
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 139
Source of Photo: Ray Daves Collection
Fear of invasion by Japanese troops after the attack on Pearl Harbor prompted armed guards and barbed
wire on Waikiki and other Oahu beaches during World War II. (Above is Kahuku Beach, March 1945.)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 141
Source of Photo: National Archives, ARC # 531323
wire on Waikiki and other Oahu beaches during World War II. (Above is Kahuku Beach, March 1945.)
Above photo illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 141
Source of Photo: National Archives, ARC # 531323
Upon his return to the submarine base at Pearl Harbor after the Battle of Midway, Radioman
(RM2c) Ray Daves was photographed for this temporary idenfication/liberty card. June 1942.
Above document illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 138
Source of Document: Ray Daves Collection
(RM2c) Ray Daves was photographed for this temporary idenfication/liberty card. June 1942.
Above document illustrates Radioman, Chapter 16 ("The Summer of '42"), page 138
Source of Document: Ray Daves Collection