Name/Title
All Hands (Nov 1945)Entry/Object ID
2026.1015.48Description
All Hands magazine for November 1945 features a line of battleships laden with men. Robson is shown on page 40 (image00022).Context
Battleship Texas participated in Operation “Magic Carpet,” the return of American armed forces to the United States, from September 24, 1945, to December 24, 1945.
John E. Robson served on Battleship Texas beginning on October 16, 1943. He was made a MM3c on May 20, 1944, a MM2c on August 1, 1945, and departed from the ship on November 16, 1945. He was a supporter of turning Battleship Texas into a museum and visited regularly for veteran reunions.
Magazines often wrote stories about Battleship Texas and her crew. While sometimes inaccurate or sensational, they showed the perspectives of the Homefront, and were collected by civilian and crew alike.
