Navy Air Mail Stationery kit with Aloha Hawaii postcard

Name/Title

Navy Air Mail Stationery kit with Aloha Hawaii postcard

Scope and Content

Navy air mail stationery holder with aloha Hawaii Christmas postcard. Marked on the cover as property of Wilbert Gauding.

Context

Both a plank owner and serving on board the USS Laffey (DD-724) throughout the war, Machinist’s Mate 2/c, Wilbert C. Gauding was aboard the destroyer at D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa.

Collection

Wilbert Gauding Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2022.0009

Source or Donor

Cheryl Gauding Cettomai

Acquisition Method

Gift

Update Date

August 2, 2024