Marine Military Policemen at the Main Gate, Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor, August 1940

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Institution:

COGG Honor Archive

Collection:

The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection

Date:

August 1940

Item Type:

Photograph

Branch of Service:

US Marine Corps

WWII Theater:

Pacific Theater

Unit / Squadron / Ship / Industry:

Rights / Restrictions:

Public Access

Description:

Photograph of two Marine Military Policemen, wearing “M.P.” armbands, standing at attention in front of barracks building No. 93 at the Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with a large century plant in the foreground. Identified in the donor’s caption as CPL William Stinson Brown and CORP George D. Hodges, Main Gate, August 1940.

Additional Notes

This photograph is from the personal collection of photographs taken by CPL William Stinson Brown while stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii before the infamous attack of 7 December 1941. CPL Brown was there during the attack. These unique photographs were donated to the COGG Honor Archive for public use of students, writers and researchers of history. The generous donation was from CPL William S Brown’s, son, William Stinson “Bill” Brown Jr. and his loving granddaughter Caitlin Brown Clancy.

Keywords:

CPL William Stinson Brown, CORP George D. Hodges, Main Gate, Military Police, M.P. armband, barracks 93, Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii Territory, August 1940, dress uniform, century plant, agave, sentry duty, pre-WWII, U.S. Marine Corps

Cite As:

“Marine Military Policemen at the Main Gate, Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor, August 1940.” CPL William Stinson Brown. August 1940. The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection. Honor Archive, Conservators of the Greatest Generation (COGG), San Antonio, Texas.