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Gift of Gary Wilkinson, through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association, 2019.
Camp Peary Collection, 1943-1944, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.
Collection of materials relating to Camp Peary when it was formed as a Seabee training center for the United States Construction Battalions during World War II. Materials include postcards, information sheets, pamphlets, blank stationery, military dog tag, menu cards, "Bee Lines" and "Peary Scope" newsletters, ephemera, and a red satin pillow cover with gold fringe.
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Includes light blue Navy Seabees postcard ("We Build and Fight with All Our Might!") from Albert F. DiStefano and postmarked Camp Peary, April 26, 1943; 10 unmarked, black and white postcards of Navy Seabees training.
Includes two sheets of blank stationery: green sketch of sailor writing a letter; and orange sketch of sailor kissing woman captioned, "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree With Anyone Else But Me!"
Military dog tag for John Lee Pruitt, dated 10/1943, USNR. some rust stains on tag.