“Puss” Farnsworth, 61st Platoon, Oahu, 1940

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Institution:

COGG Honor Archive

Collection:

The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection

Date:

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 a Marine crouching in a grassy clearing beside a stand of sugarcane and trees, holding his helmet, taken during the same 1940 “on the way back” outing around Oahu, Hawaii that included PFC Jack W. Parker, CPL Lyman R. “Pop” Malone, PFC Stanley G. “Silver” Silverstein, and CPL William Stinson Brown. Identified in the donor’s caption as “Puss” Farnsworth of the 61st Platoon. 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:

“Puss” Farnsworth, 61st Platoon, sugarcane field, grassy clearing, helmet, crouching pose, Oahu, Hawaii Territory, 1940, on the way back, sightseeing outing, candid portrait, pre-WWII, U.S. Marine Corps

Cite As:

“”Puss” Farnsworth, 61st Platoon, Oahu, 1940.” CPL William Stinson Brown. 1940. The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection. Honor Archive, Conservators of the Greatest Generation (COGG), San Antonio, Texas.