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S-225 MM1c Charley W. Morey Photo Collection
S-225 MM1c Charley W. Morey Photo Collection

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Title: S-225 MM1c Charley W. Morey Photo Collection
Description: One picture book and 60 loose photographs of MM1c Charley W. Morey’s service with 62nd Naval Construction Battalion in World War II. Includes photographs of the 62nd Naval Construction Battalion from its formation in December 1942 until decommissioning in September 1945.
Accession#: S-225
Donor: T.A. Vaughn
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Circa: 1942-1945
Format: Book; Black and white photographs

Collection Guide: 

S-225-A

Sixty Seconds CB Minute Men book of the story of the 62nd Naval Construction Battalion that has 192 pages and over 500 halftone photos. Subjects include:

-Boot camp at NTC Davisville, Rhode Island
-Life and projects while stationed at Red Hill, Oahu
-Scenes aboard USS Lenawee (APA-195)
-Scenes of the 62nd’s participation in the Iwo Jima invasion and construction
-Officer’s portraits

S-225-B

60 loose photographs mainly relating to MM1c Morey’s service in the 62nd Naval Construction Battalion during World War II. Photographs include:

-Group photo of C Company, 62nd CB, and views of the Battalion on Parade
-Color Guard of the Battalion at 62nd CB HQ
-View of 62nd CB camp on Iwo Jima, circa March 1945
-Snapshot views and portraits of MM1c Morey and his friends
-62nd Seebees picnic on Oahu in 1944
-Group photos at a Methodist church event in Hawaii on 20 August 1944
-Scenes at Camp Red Hill, Oahu, circa 1943-1944

For information about the rest of the collection: nhhcphotoarchives@navy.mil