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Title
[Chuck
and
Ruth
Hutchinson
with
kangaroo
,
1944]
Date
1944
Subject headings
World War, 1939-1945
American Red Cross
Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Service branch
Red Cross
Item description
Chuck
and
Ruth
Hutchinson
, the
American
Consuls
in
Adelaide
,
Australia
,
pose
holding
a
kangaroo
in
1944
.
(Photo
taken
from
Esther
Gilbert
Scrapbook)
.
Veteran's name
Gilbert, Esther
Veteran's biography
Esther
Gilbert
of
Norwich
,
Connecticut
,
served
as a
staff
assistant
with the
American
Red
Cross
in the
Pacific
Theater
of
World
War
II
from
July
1944
to
March
1946
.
Esther
Gilbert
of
Norwich
,
Connecticut
,
attended
Norwich
Free
Academy
and then
Lasell
Junior
College
in
Aubundale
,
Massachusetts
before
finding
work
at
New
England
Telephone
and
Telegraph
.
However
, with the
outbreak
of
war
, she
joined
the
Red
Cross
,
serving
as a
field
representative
for
eastern
Connecticut
and also as a
member
of the
Boston
,
Massachusetts
,
chapter
of the
Red
Cross
.
Gilbert
was
sent
overseas
in the
summer
of
1944
,
arriving
as an
American
Red
Cross
staff
assistant
in
Australia
on
10
July
1944
. She was
successively
stationed
in
Brisbane
,
Sydney
,
Adelaide
, and
Melbourne
from
July
1944
to
April
1945
. She was then
sent
to the
Phillipines
after
a
short
stop
in
New
Guinea
,
where
she was
stationed
successively
in
Tacloban
and
Manila
until
November
1945
.
Gilbert
arrived
in
Tokyo
on
28
November
1945
, and
remained
in
Japan
through
March
of
1946
.
Place
Adelaide
(S.A.)
Type
image
Original format
photographs
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
WV0297 Esther Gilbert Scrapbook, 1944-1946
Collection summary
This
extensive
scrapbook
depicts
Gilbert's
service
in the
Pacific
Theater
of
World
War
II
through
photos
with
detailed
captions
as
well
as
maps
,
tourism
guides
,
news
clippings
, and
other
mementos
from the
various
places
in
which
Gilbert
served
.
Photos
depict
Gilbert
and her
colleagues
;
scenery
and
animal
life
on
various
islands
;
airplanes
,
ships
and
naval
officers
preparing
for
battle
;
Red
Cross
headquarters
; the
Duke
and
Duchess
of
Gloucester
visiting
Australia
; the
devastation
of
buildings
in
Manila
; an
aerial
shot
of
paratroopers
landing
on
Corregidor
Island
; and
scenes
in
Japan
after
the
surrender
. The
first
page
contains
a
detailed
map
of the
Pacific
Ocean
with
Gilbert's
course
from
1944
to
1946
charted
out
with
numbered
dates
in the
caption
.
Other
,
more
specific
maps
are
provided
for the
various
islands
on
which
she
served
. The
scrapbook
also
contains
such
things
as
Gilbert's
immunization
record
; a
program
from a
performance
of the
Adelaide
Symphony
Orchestra
; a
Christmas
services
program
for
troops
stationed
in
Australia
;
menus
from
Japanese
restaurants
made
for US
forces
;
Japanese
ski
brochures
in
English
; a
rail
ticket
authorizing
US
troops
to
ride
Japanese
trains
; and
telegrams
to
Gilbert's
family
announcing
her
impending
return
to the
United
States
.
Series/grouping
1: Scrapbook, 1944-1946
Box
1
Folder
1: Scrapbook, 1944-1946
Finding aid link
http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=278
Rights statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information
IN
COPYRIGHT
. This
item
is
subject
to
copyright
.
Contact
the
rights
holder
noted
above
for
permission
to
reuse
.
Object ID
WV0297.6.009
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 --
http://library.uncg.edu/
OCLC number
900812929
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