Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
22.17.53Description
Roy Yess in Iwo Jima. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white snapshot of Waseca County man, Roy Yess wearing his Marine helmet and fatigues, posed with two other young men on the Island of Iwo Jima during World War II; one of the other men shoulders a launcher type weapon.Context
Lawrence and Roy Yess served in the U. S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division and fought in the Battle Iwo Jima, February 1945, an island in the Pacific which was the site of one of the bloodiest and most famous battles of World War II against Japan. Found at the Pink Schoolhouse sale. Rural Wilton Township School District #20, school District 20; located in Waseca County, Wilton Township, Section 17, Pink School house.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Print, PhotographicCreate Date
September 5, 2018Update Date
September 19, 2024