B1963.x.014. This is a leather-bound scrapbook album with a painted totem pole and ‘Kodiak’ on the front
cover. It was owned by Ed Hennessey and contains a total of 62 photos. It depicts a lot of
everyday Kodiak life and scenery in postcards, but the latter half of the album consists of
photos of U.S. Army soldiers, camps, anti-aircraft guns, and field maneuvers during the era of
WWII.

B1975.090. This collection consists of U.S. Navy photographs taken during the Aleutian Campaign of WWII. There are 47 photos contained within, and all were taken in the Aleutian Islands and show scenes of amphibious troop movements; defensive lines; and several important military personnel in the region from the WWII era.

B1980.075. This collection of photographic prints consists of a multitude of military actions and locations from throughout the WWII Aleutian Campaign; these images came from the Alaskan Air Command (AAC).

B1983.058. Thomas Dowell, Jr. was a geologist hired in 1976 to do a debris removal study of World War IIera military sites in the Aleutian Islands for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The results of his study in the forms of Manuscript materials; Photographs; and Maps exist within this collection.

B1988.055. Jones served in the Red Cross during the Second World War and these are three albums of her personal photographs taken in Alaska during that time.

B1989.006. Huff joined the military’s Land and Sea Rescue in World War II; photographs in this collection are from his service in the years 1943 to 1945. The majority of this collection consists of photographs taken by Sgt. John M. Greany during the group’s expedition to climb Mt. McKinley in 1945 to rescue a downed C-47 plane.

B1990.002. Both Frances and Bill Ray worked on Fort Richardson during World War II. This collection consists of memorabilia and photographs of Ft. Richardson and Mount McKinley’s Army Recreation Camp.

B1991.003. This grouping of material collected by military historian Walter Blue includes a loose-leaf notebook containing typescript unit movements for United States Army units serving in Alaska in the period 1942-1963. There is a detailed guide to this collection available online.

B1992.011. This is a scrapbook made by Hastings, and is contained in a leather album with a painted scene on the front reading ‘Greetings from Alaska’. Hastings served in the U.S. Navy in the 66th U.S.

B1995.014. Eugene Tetinek was a member of the 11th Air Force Rescue Squadron, and captured a number of photographs while he was serving in the military. This collection consists of mostly post WWII images, and is of interest due to context. There is an extensive photographic documentation of a rescue operation in the Mt. McKinley area from 1945

B1996.031. This is a diverse collection of a wide variety of topics; mainly revolving around construction projects around Alaska. There are two sections of interest to WWII studies. According to documents within the collection, W. J. Niemi was a colonel with the 807th Engineer Aviation Battalion stationed on Adak during the Second World War. During which Niemi collected or took 17 photos of soldiers on Adak; and these photos mainly consist of soldier ceremonies around the base. There is also a folder containing paper artifacts such as a ‘graphic history of

B1996.035. This is a very large set of documents and photographs that is mainly about military operations in Adak and the surrounding areas. This was collected by the Adak Historical Society, and a large portion of the contents are related to WWII. Within the set is a large quantity of
photographs and paper artifacts all of interest to WWII and the Aleutian Islands

B1998.012. Hazelet Turtainen served in the Red Cross during World War II and was stationed in Whittier in 1945. This collection is a set of 25 photographs that document Whittier scenery; personal photographs of Hazelet Turtainen and her friends; and official photographs of the Red Cross and Army Corps of Engineers stationed there

B1998.014. This is an extremely large collection, and has a general subject guide available online. Brickley was drafted into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a photographer and a large portion of official photos from Attu taken during the Aleutian Campaign bear his name. He served from 1940 to 1945, and was stationed mainly in the Anchorage/Fort Richardson area, but traveled throughout the territory.

B1998.025. This collection of Waugaman’s contains photographs taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II from 1940 to 1945.

B1999.026. This collection contains a set of Adak Island base surveys from 1945 to 1991 on the topic of base construction. Ervin appears to have worked on a construction crew for the Adak Naval Air Station.

B1999.027. Sgt. McAllister served in the military during the Second World War and was stationed at one of the Anchorage bases for three years during the early 1940s

B2000.009. Charles E. Ireland served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. His memoir contained in this collection notes that he graduated college in 1942 and was then drafted into the service. He was shipped to Adak as a replacement for the predicted losses of the Invasion of Kiska following August 1943. This collection contains: cartoons from The Adakian Army newsletter that Ireland clipped and assembled; a memoir of Ireland’s time in Adak; and a third folder of excerpted letters to his at-the-time fiancée. See also B2004.005 for Ireland’s extensive letter collection.

B2001.006. This collection of paper documents includes an assortment of military information and history keeping donated by Lt. Col. Rhodes F. Arnold (USAF), who served as a Radar Intelligence Officer with the 28th Bomb Group and 404th Bomb Squadron (who were stationed in the Aleutian Islands during WWII).

B2001.034. This is an entirely paper collection consisting of a variety of documents Richter amassed during the 1980s. Richter was a member of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP), who was assigned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clean-up the Aleutian Island chain from World War II debris. Her collection includes a list of all Alaskan airfields active as of June 1945; as well as detailed notes on military clean-up locations.

B2002.016. Miller captured these images while working in Alaska on the Alaska Highway project, and while serving in World War II in the Aleutians in the years 1944 and 1945.

B2004.005. Charles Ireland served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in Alaska during the Second World War, and this is the second collection he donated to the Anchorage Museum (see B2000.009). This is a collection of over 400 letters Ireland penned to his fiancée Dorothy “Dottie” Rau from the period of 10 September 1943 to 25 July 1945.

B2005.010. All of these 53 photographs were taken by members of the US Army Signal Corps and are stamped on the reverse side. There is also extensive notation on both the backs of the photos themselves, and available in an online detailed guide that notes the subjects and photographers. The photos were all taken on Attu during World War II and are of various Army subjects including: both Japanese and American weaponry; US bases, soldiers, foxholes, surgery, supplies, ships, and plane repairs.

B2005.021. The photograph albums contain WWII-era Alaskan Army photographs. Location is possibly that of Yakutat Army Airfield base due to scenery backgrounds (numerous Quonset huts and pine trees; this is unlikely to be any Aleutian/Interior base due to trees; and Fort Richardson had buildings and tents).

B2006.018. Overstreet served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was stationed at Adak and Kodiak; this collection consists of an album containing a multitude of his personal photos during this time. The labeling on some of the photos states that they were taken during the time period of 1942 to 1944

B2006.x.001. This contains a diverse assortment of photos; Army maps and charts; and paper documents from J. A. Diefenbeck of the 18th Fighter Squadron who served in the Aleutian Campaign of WWII.

B2007.012. This collection contains both paper and photographs of Second Lieutenant Roy W. Bean of the 177th Engineer General Service Regiment under the 2nd Battalion who served during World War II in Amchitka.

B2007.020. This photograph album contains 150 black-and-white photographs, many taken during the compiler’s service in the Aleutians during World War II. Included are images of Japanese soldiers and fortifications, possibly on Kiska.

B2008.008. Svensson joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a civilian employee in 1941 and worked in Anchorage and Fort Richardson from August 1941 to December 1942. This collection contains a large amount of photographs and paper ephemera from his time in Alaska- both as a military employee and as a choir member at a local Presbyterian church.

B2008.017. Pfc. Dally served in Adak in the years following the Aleutian Campaign; a note on the inside cover of this album reads: ‘This book consists of pictures taken during my stay on the island of Adak, Alaska between October 13, 1947 and the last part of 1948. Ford R. Dally. Monroe, New York.’ The inside album cover also has two uniform patches from the ‘11th Air Force – Alaskan Air Command’ and ‘Alaska Defense Command’. There are seventy-six photos detailing military men and bases on Adak and Shemya; of which all have been given typed captions of names and locations by Dally.

B2008.022. This album contains 246 photos taken during Long’s tour in the U.S. Navy stationed in Alaska, primarily consisting of images taken in the Aleutian Islands; and what appears to be the Adak Naval Air Station.

B2008.041. Harvey Rookus was given these photos by Roger B. Jeanfaivre of Connecticut who took these photos on Kiska during the years 1943 to 1944. It appears that he served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed on the island during the Aleutian Campaign, and this collection contains 22 prints and 16 negatives of his time there.

B2008.048. This is a relatively small collection of three print photographs and nineteen colored slides. They are all labeled as being taken by Robert (R.A.) Cartter of the 18th U.S. Army Engineers. The 18th helped construct the Alaska Highway and also Shemya Army Airfield. The prints were taken in 1942 in Yukon Territory. The slides are all of U.S. soldiers and base views from Kodiak and Shemya in 1943.

B2009.001. This is a collection of photographs and album donated by Goldberg’s relatives. Monroe Goldberg served in the U.S. Army on Adak and at Fort Richardson during World War II; and this collection consists of two albums containing 507 photographs he collected during his stay in the territory from 1943 to 1944

B2009.002. Gardner served in the U.S. Army in Unalaska and Cold Bay during WWII. This is an album containing 687 images that he collected during his tour of duty in Alaska.

B2009.016. Farrel Smith served in the U.S. Navy on Unalaska during the Aleutian Campaign; and this collection is an album containing 54 images collected during his time there from 1941 to 1942.

B2009.018. This collection contains U.S. Army and Air Force photographs taken by Laurence Schall and Felix Derwinski. Schall is the creator of the set of Aleutian photographs; whereas Derwinski, as a member of the 2nd Photographic Charting Squadron, took the aerial photographs of Alaska Territory from 1943 to 1944.

B2009.025. This collection consists of 32 photographs taken in what appears to be Adak and Seldovia. There is a photo of buildings with a sign reading ‘Seldovia’ and some of the military photos are stamped on the reverse noting they were ‘Passed by U.S. Army Base 1717’ which appears to be on Adak.

B2009.036. This is an assortment of 17 photographs that are of subjects related to WWII’s Aleutian Campaign.

B2009.037. This set of negatives is of various subjects mainly of World War II era Alaska. There are a few images of Japanese soldiers on Attu, as well as photographs of: U.S. Army pilots; military radio equipment; military recreation; soldiers with women (possibly civilians); and a military target practice scene.

B2009.046. The 349th Engineer Regiment was stationed in Fort Mears (Dutch Harbor, Unalaska); Adak; and Fort Glenn (Umnak Island) in Alaska from 21 September 1942 to 6 November 1944. This album contains 146 photographs from their tour; two pieces of correspondence sent to Mr. and Mrs. George C. Lee; and newspaper clippings.

B2010.011. This is an album detailing Lt. Willis C. Warren’s tour of duty as a Harbor Control Officer for the U.S. Navy at the Adak Navy Operating Base from 1945 to 1946.

B2010.017. This collection consists mainly of notes and a manuscript written by Nona Johnson documenting the history of the Aleutian Campaign. Her interest was drawn to the subject due to her father’s experience as an Army Transport Service (ATS) boatman in Alaska during the Second World War. The manuscript is entitled ‘Nobody’s War: the Aleutian Campaign 1942-1943 Retrospect’.

B2011.005. Kozberg served in the U.S. Army Alaska Defense Command and was stationed in Dutch Harbor, Unalaska from 1941 to 1945. This album contains photographs collected during his stay in the Territory of Alaska.

B2011.007. Etta Jones and her husband, Foster, were employed on Attu by the Bureau of Indian Affairs when the Japanese Navy invaded in 1942. Foster was killed during the invasion, and Etta was taken to Japan as a Prisoner of War. This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, records, certificates, photographs, and ephemera pertaining to Etta and Foster Jones.

B2011.011. A 2018 addendum to this collection included an entire scrapbook on the World War II era experiences of her parents, Vida and Thurston Nye, in Anchorage. Book 28 covers the period 1943-1946 and includes photographs (including early color prints, p. 151-152, 187, 190), tickets, patches, correspondence, postcards, pamphlets, matchbox covers, menus, greeting cards, artificial flowers, clippings, coasters, stickers, receipts, napkins, menus, identification cards, bear fur, porcupine quills, pressed flora, and maps on 226 pages. Additionally, the collection contains loose correspondence, primarily between Vida and Doris, written between 1942 and 1946.

B2011.012. Rupp served with the U.S. Navy in Alaska from 1944 to 1946 and spent time in both Adak and Kodiak. This collection contains a diverse array of paper correspondence; cartoons from The Adakian newspaper; U.S. Navy and personal photographs; and manuscript materials.

B2012.016. Tetinek was a member of the 10th Air Rescue Squadron and was stationed for a time on Adak during the Second World War. The photographs .293-.333 are from WWII and include photos of fellow soldiers; boats; glacier scenery; and a rescue mission from September 1944. Tetinek’s photos are not only of the Aleutian Islands, but mainly consist of photos from interior Alaska and the Anchorage area during the WWII era.

B2012.021. Ritter served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps and was assigned to work on the Alaska Communication System (ACS) during World War II. This collection is a set of 12 negatives and 12 prints (that correspond to the negatives) of Ritter’s time working near Anchorage and Mount McKinley from 1941 to 1945

B2012.030. Hyatt was a surveyor for the U.S. General Land Office and transferred to Alaska in 1950. This collection of slides is quite vast; but there are over 70 slides that deal with areas in the Aleutian Island chain and World War II building remains.

B2014.017. The creator of this collection, Oswald, served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Aleutian Islands during the Second World War. There are a total of 55 photographs from his tour of duty in Alaska with a few from the Anchorage area but most were taken on Adak.

B2014.020. Wood served in the U.S. Coast Guard aboard the U.S.S. Citrus during World War II in Alaska. There are a total of 737 photographs in this album taken from 1942 to 1945. The majority of them are of scenes in Ketchikan but there are numerous images from Attu, especially of Massacre Bay and of depth-charges set off in the ocean nearby.

B2014.021. Rinck served as an Army Dentist in the years following WWII. This is an extensive collection comprised of almost daily letters written by Rinck to his father during the period of 1946 to 1947 while stationed in Shemya and Adak, and while traveling between Dutch Harbor, Cold Bay, and Umnak bases. Rinck included a total of 119 photographs and other ephemera alongside the letters.

B2014.024. This is a collection of personal photographs and collected postcards taken from 1935 to 1953 of various locations in Alaska. Warren’s uncle, Bill Watkins, served in World War II and was stationed somewhere in the Aleutian Islands. There are a number of images dealing with
military actions in the Alaska territory with some from the Aleutian Islands.

B2014.031. Gore served in the U.S. Army Medical Detachment 39th Infantry 9th Division, and was stationed in Adak from January 1943 to February 1944; then transferred to Amchitka where he served until December 1945. This collection consists of 258 letters; 5 photographs; and 4 pieces of ephemera Gore sent to his relatives during his service in the Army.

B2015.018. Kiser worked as a Master Electrician for the Guy F. Atkinson Company during World War II on Adak from 1943 to 1945. This is a scrapbook he created that contains a number of paper ephemera and a few snapshots from his time on the island. Items include: V-mail; pressed Anchorage Museum plants; airline and steamer tickets; and poetry.

B2015.023. This collection contains a set of images from Nome during the Second World War from a civilian’s perspective. These photographs document military men in recreational activities. There is a scene of soldiers and Alaska Natives in Nome, and a series showing soldiers and women (including Cora) outdoors relaxing

B2015.024. Captain Roberts served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and was stationed in Alaska from 1942 to 1944. Roberts and the 42nd Engineer Construction Battalion helped build the tunnel and railroad spur to Whittier. He was also involved in constructing a dam by Cordova. This collection of negatives details these construction projects and military camps in the area. It would be of interest to anyone researching Corps of Engineers’ history; construction of Whittier; or the Cordova dam.

B2016.005. The collection consists of one album, measuring 9” x 11”, containing 142 black-and-white photographs, as well as seven loose black-and-white photographs. The images primarily date from Michalski’s service on Attu.

B2016.027. The collection consists of one album, measuring 17” x 11 ½”, containing 101 black-and-white photographs. Also included are 20 loose black-and-white photographs and 3 digital prints. The images primarily dated from Morsch’s service in Nome, with some photographs of civilian life in Nome.

B2017.015. Charles Graham Gulledge (1919-1995) was a resident of Morven, North Carolina. He served with the United States Army in Anchorage from 1943 to 1945. His consists of one album, measuring 11.5” x 15.5”, containing 168 black-and-white images and 8 color photomechanical
postcards, most depicting life at Fort Richardson and in Anchorage.

B2017.018. Edward J. Peplinski (1922-1980) was born in Wisconsin. He served in the Aleutian Islands with the U.S. Army 726th Engineer Heavy Shop Company during World War II. He was a Tec-4 in charge of the company parts room. His collection consists of 95 black-and-white photographs, as well as news clippings and ephemera.

B2017.019. Elanor came to Anchorage in 1942 to work on Fort Richardson. This large collection of photographs includes many taken by Elanor during her time at Fort Richardson during World War II, depicting scenes of military life and activities as well as base buildings.

B2017.023. Wally Wellenstein (1921-2012) was born in Albany, Minnesota. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with the Army Transportation Office, working at the Juneau submarine port, from 1942 to 1945. The collection consists of one album, measuring 11.5” x 9”, containing 243 images created or collected by Wellenstein; 215 loose photo prints including some color photographs; and one bound diary containing entries dated between 1942 and 1944. Most images depict military life in and around Juneau during World War II.

B2017.027. Jesse E. Green graduated from West Point in 1946 and became a test pilot and fighter pilot with the Air Force. The collection consists of 38 black-and-white photographs taken during his service with the U.S. Army Air Forces testing Lockheed P-80 aircraft in cold weather conditions in Alaska.