Name/Title
Postcard — Seabee Commando Landing Practice, Camp Peary, VaEntry/Object ID
2026.6.19Description
Postcard — Black/White: Front: Soldiers in full uniform with rifles climbing down a cargo net.
Bottom: “No. 1622” “Seabee Commando Landing Practice, Camp Peary, Va. Official __________ _________”.
Back: Top Right — “1622 - Seabees climbing down a cargo net at the Seabee’s Base, Camp Peary, Virginia, where trainees go through a stiff Commando Course”. In the center is the “Seabees” logo. Bottom Left side: “This Space for Message”; Top Left: “Post Card This Space for Address Only”;
Top Right Corner - Box for Stamp — written in box “Free Navy”.
Right side Addressed to: “Mr. Monroe J. Click, Ravenswood, W. Va.”
Left side Bottom: “This Space for Message”
“10/21/43 - Edwin E, Davis GM 2/c, Platoon 1502, Area B7, Camp Peary, Va.;
Hello Monroe: Arrived in camp last Thursday, quite camp here. Boys from all over the country. They give a fellow all he can eat and plenty of it. Been drilling today on a detail some type tomorrow. Thought I sawJohn Williamson the other day, didn’t get a chance to talk to him. I don’t know any _________ in my platoon, but Red ________ in next barracks. EddieSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Camp Peary, VaAcquisition
Accession
2026.6Source or Donor
Tony IcenhowerPostcard Details
Date Published
circa 1940Postmark
Date and Time of Postmark
Nov 1 1943 10:30 AMPostmark Place
* Untyped Postmark Place
U.S. NAVYStamp
FREE NAVYAddressee
Name
Monroe J. ClickAddress
City
RavenswoodState/Province
W.Va.Country
USA
