1-2 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Hachioji After

One undated photograph entitled Hachioji After dated August 1-2, 1945. Depicts an aerial view of Hachioji after bombing. Other images of Hachioji include: GLC09595.100.

GLC09595.099

1 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Hachioji Before 1 August 1945

One undated photograph entitled Hachioji Before 1 August 1945. Depicts an aerial view of Hachioji before bombing. Other images of Hachioji include: GLC09595.099.

GLC09595.100

14 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal

One undated photograph entitled 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal. Depicts an aerial view of the Hikari Naval Arsenal during bombing. Other images of Hikari include: GLC09595.102, and GLC09595.106.

GLC09595.101

14 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal

One undated photograph entitled 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal. Depicts an aerial view of the Hikari Naval Arsenal during bombing. The image is similar to GLC09595.101 but from a different angle. Other images of Hikari include: GLC09595.101, and GLC09595.106.

GLC09595.102

8 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Fukuyama Damage

One undated photograph entitled Fukuyama Damage dated August 8, 1945. Depicts an aerial view of Fukuyama after bombing with areas of damaged marked.

GLC09595.103

8 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Fukuyama After

One undated photograph entitled Fukuyama After dated August 8, 1945. Depicts an aerial view of Fukuyama after bombing. A section of the image is outlined in black showing the area that was bombed.

GLC09595.104

9 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: [Atomic Bomb Cloud over Nagasaki]

One photograph of the result of an atomic bomb explosion. While the image is not labeled it matches other images known to be depicting the effect of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki August 9, 1945.

GLC09595.105

14 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal

One undated photograph entitled 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal. Depicts an aerial view of the Hikari Naval Arsenal during bombing. Other images of Hikari include: GLC09595.101, and GLC09595.102.

GLC09595.106

circa 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Hiroshima Before

One undated photograph entitled Hiroshima Before. Depicts an aerial view of Hiroshima before bombing.

GLC09595.107

circa 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: [Hiroshima Rivers close up]

One undated photograph. Depicts an aerial view of a city separated by three rivers. The city is possibly Hiroshima before bombing based on a comparison to GLC09595.107.

GLC09595.108

circa 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: [Supply drop]

One undated photograph. Depicts an aerial view of packages being dropped out of a plane to a community below. The packages are being carried downwards by parachutes. In the lower left corner of the images the community has spelled out "Drop Here Please."

GLC09595.109

1941 - 1943

Various

Header Record

Title: US and Japanese photos of the attack on Pearl Harbor [Decimalized .01- .17]

GLC09547

3 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 3, 1944. Mentions buying a new pen and inquires about the pen that his parents recently purchased. Also mentions selling his car and how high the price of 1200 dollars seems to him.

GLC09611.328

4 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 4, 1944. Mentions that he sees many ships leaving port and some part of him wants to go with them. On the other hand he is getting letters from friends describing life on a ship and that tempers his excitement to go to sea.

GLC09611.329

12 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 12, 1944. Mentions newspaper clippings that his parents sent to him. The articles are concerned with the D-Day invasion. He writes, "At first The Invasion seemed to be quite a spectacle with about half the guys on the verge of packing their sea bags and getting ready to head home for they felt pretty sure it would be all over in no time. The attitude of people at home and here too is generally the same that is, that this invasion was a rather serious thing to think about. There will be a lot of…

GLC09611.330

10 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 10, 1944. Mentions that he understands why someone would want to go AWOL as he misses home so much. Also mentions that he received letter 10 but he had yet to receive letter four and excited for its delivery

GLC09611.331

18 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 18, 1944. He wishes his father a Happy Father's Day, and apologizes for not sending something earlier. He had liberty but didn't get to everything he wanted to do. He did go to Waikiki however and writes that it was not as good as Atlantic City. He also further reviews his new pen.

GLC09611.332

19 June 1944

Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One letter from Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated June 19, 1944. She is answering the June 10th and June 12th letters Leonard sent. Mentions meeting a veteran Mr. Brooks, who was stationed in the South Pacific. He had participated in several battles with no wounds but caught malaria and was sent home. She also mentions another man who contracted malaria in a camp in Florida. They sold Leonard's car for $875. A lot of cars were priced around $650 and dealers were willing to spend $700.

GLC09611.333

20 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 20, 1944. Updates his parents on the letters he received from them and Doris Bixler. He comments on the on-base transit in the form of open air vehicles that the sailors can jump on and jump off anywhere on the base. He also mentions the barracks on base and the health of some friends.

GLC09611.334

21 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Envelope

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff

One envelope from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff dated June 21, 1944. An empty envelope without the accompanying letter. There is a note on the envelope "Envelope 3 Post Cards came in." It is also marked 88.

GLC09611.335

26 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Envelope

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff

One envelope from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff dated June 26, 1944. An empty envelope without the accompanying letter. There is a note on the envelope "Envelope 3 Post Cards came in." It is also marked 89.

GLC09611.336

26 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 26, 1944. Leonard updates them on his mail, and the box they sent. He also mentions his recent leave where he got sunburned. He thanks them for sending the photographs he asked for. He is going to put them in albums when he has time. He asks them to get some film and take some of themselves as he has so few of them. He also updates them on Robert Winemiller, Thomas Gassert and Dick Arnold.

GLC09611.337

30 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 30, 1944. Updates them on all the letters he received, they seem to all be old letters that were delayed in some way. He mentions that Robert Winemiller seems to have been sent overseas, he received a change of address card for Winemiller listing a New York A.P.O box. He also thanks them for the newspaper clipping and asks if they could send some of the comics from Life magazine.

GLC09611.338

6 July 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Printed document

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One menu for a Fourth of July celebration taking place on the U.S. Submarine Base sent to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff by Leonard Eugene Graeff dated July 6, 1944. The cover features an image of "The Spirit of 76" by Archibald Willard. The menu includes five courses.

GLC09611.339

6 July 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated July 6, 1944. Updates them on his recent mail and thanks them for sending his bathing suit. He is getting a lot of compliments on it. He mentions that he had leave one day but ended up sleeping most of it as he had just gotten off a night shift.

GLC09611.340