WWII Naval Press Clippings
Records: 4,045 · Complete: 100%
Press clippings collected from 1942 to 1960 by the Public Information Department of the 13th Naval District, headquartered at Seattle. They offer contemporary accounts and photographs of Pacific Fleet sailors engaged in wars; national defense; as well as daily life, and sometimes trouble, in the Puget Sound region. Many of the "clippings" are full-page spreads from the Bremerton Sun, and include more than military news.
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"13th Naval District Public Information Department Press Clippings, 1942-1960" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com//title/493/wwii-naval-press-clippings: accessed February 28, 2021)
- Publication Title
- WWII Naval Press Clippings
- Total Records
- 4,045 · Complete: 100%
- Content Source
The National Archives
- Publication Number
- P2012
- Record Group
- 181
- Published on Fold3
- 05 Nov 2007
- Last Updated
- 05 Nov 2007
- Description
- NARA P2012. Newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the 13th Naval District and its personnel from World War II through 1960.