Print, Photographic

Four sailors in WWII - 2nd from right John Harrison of Benicia

Four sailors in WWII - 2nd from right John Harrison of Benicia

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1985.011.0033

Description

B/W photograph of four sailors/merchant marines possibly taken at a liberty port in a small photo studio with fake background sometime before December 1944; cut to size: 2-3/4" x 3-5/8" Identified on the reverse side: L-R: Guy Jarrett - Arkansas; Charles Ephland - Missouri; John Harrison - California (Benicia); Gerald Proctor - California. Harrison was killed when his ship (SS John Burke) was hit by a Kamikaze plane. We could assume but don't know if the others were also on the same ship.

Collection

Benicia Historical Museum Collection