PFC James R. “Jim” Van Hekken and CPL William Stinson Brown, Main Gate, Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 1941
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Photograph of two U.S. Marines in white service uniforms with “MP” armbands and sidearms, standing at the main gate of the Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Oahu, Hawaii. On the left is PFC James R. “Jim” Van Hekken; on the right is CPL William Stinson Brown. Both wear service caps, ties, and belted trousers, posed before a large hedge and building exterior. 1941. Prior to the infamous attack that looms near.
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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.