Garlend Armstrong’s Photographs and Memorabilia
Open gallery
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Top Photo: Chinese Nationalist Troop from French Indo-China; Bottom Photo: Hunting License
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Ship 219 where Armstrong was posted
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Photo of sailors taken at the Equator in 1945
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Boats racing in Guam in1945
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Japanese Officers during preliminaries before the surrender. Taken in Manila, Philippines
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Sea port in China
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Equator crossing in 1945. Those who hadn't crossed the Equator before were made to clean up the decks.
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Japanese Battleship in Sept. of 1945
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Command change on ship 219
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Certification of Armstrong being a "Trusted Shellback"
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Photo of bombed city
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U.S.S. Comfort, which was hit by a suicide Plane in Okinawa
Top Photo: Chinese Nationalist Troop from French Indo-China; Bottom Photo: Hunting License
This collection includes photos from Armstrong’s time serving in the Navy during World War II as well as a few tokens he collected.
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Garlend Armstrong
Navy
Served in: World War IIGarlend Armstrong was born in Hollis, Oklahoma, but grew up around Little Field, Texas. His family bought a ranch in Granbury, Texas around the time he started 1st grade. He lived the rest of his school years in the Granbury area and was part of a program focused on increasing patriotism within in his high school. Armstrong volunteered for the Navy and was sent to boot camp after his graduation. He was stationed in the Pacific once he’d completed his training.