U.S. Marines at the Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, 1941 — CPL Lyman R. “Pop” Malone, William Grissom, CPL William Stinson Brown, and William Horwath

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Institution:

COGG Honor Archive

Collection:

The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection

Date:

circa 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 four U.S. Marines in swim trunks posed on volcanic rocks at a beach on Oahu, Hawaii, with a sandy point and breaking surf visible in the background. Pictured are CPL Lyman R. “Pop” Malone, William Grissom, CPL William Stinson Brown, and William Horwath. 1941.

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:

Lyman R. Malone, Pop Malone, William Grissom, William Stinson Brown, William Horwath, Oahu, Hawaii, 1941, beach portrait, swim trunks, shirtless, volcanic rock, Pacific Ocean, group portrait, four men, pre-WWII, U.S. Marine Corps

Cite As:

“U.S. Marines at the Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, 1941 — CPL Lyman R. “Pop” Malone, William Grissom, CPL William Stinson Brown, and William Horwath.” CPL William Stinson Brown. circa 1940. The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection. Honor Archive, Conservators of the Greatest Generation (COGG), San Antonio, Texas.