Clippings about a white rabbit mascot from the USS Yorktown, 1940-1945

Name/Title

Clippings about a white rabbit mascot from the USS Yorktown, 1940-1945

Entry/Object ID

2012.66.1

Description

ACC. NO. 12.66.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: WW-II DATE OR PERIOD: 1940-1945 OBJECTS: CLIPPINGS, NEWSPAPER DESCRIPTION: PHOTOCOPIES OF NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS TAKEN FROM UNIDENTIFIED NEWSPAPERS THAT ARE ILLUSTRATED. SIZE: L 11" X W 8-1/2" HISTORY OF OBJECTS: NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS CONCERNING A WHITE RABBIT MASCOT THAT WAS RESCUED AFTER THE AIRPLANE CARRIER U.S.S. YORKTOWN WAS BOMBED. THE ANIMAL WAS EVENTUALLY GIVEN TO LLOYD WENDLAND, POLICE INSPECTOR OF ALAMEDA. DONOR: MR LLOYD WENDLAND, CATALOGED: NOVEMBER 3, 2012