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Comdr. Marvin Y. Neeley was an engineer with the Seabees during World War II. Neely belonged to the Brigade 6, Twenty-Ninth Naval Construction Regiment, and he was involved with the construction of the bases on Tinian.

Identifier

NASM.1995.0049

Creator

Neely, Marvin Y.

Date

1944-1945

Provenance

Mark H. Neely, gift, 1995, 1995-0049, unknown

Extent

1 Cubic foot ((1 flatbox))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a oversized scrapbook with a wooden cover which contains photographs of the construction of the bases on Tinian. The following Tinian construction sites/projects are covered: general aerial and ground images of Tinian; the waterfront; tank farms; water supply; army camps; bomb dumps; airfields; road construction; and hospitals. There are also an additional thirty-five loose prints on the following subjects: Tinian airfields; aerial photographs (not of Tinian); invasion of the Marianas, including Japanese aircraft and pilots; and Boeing B-29s and nose art on Tinian.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Topics

World War, 1939-1945
Airplanes, Military -- Decoration
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Photographs