World War I and World War II U.S. Military Periodicals
Scope and Contents
26 U.S. military newspapers and newsletters printed during World War I and World War II. Including:
“The Bombshell, Vol I. No. 3.” October 5th 1918. “Published Weekly by the Officers and Men of the 304th Ammunition Train, American Expeditionary Forces, France”
“Far Seas; Published by The US Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters.” Constantinople, 21st May, 1921.
“T.N.T." [Trinidad News Tips]; Headquarters Trinidad Sector, Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. [British West Indies]. May 4th, 1942”
“The 92nd Island Xpress; Published by the 92nd USN Construction Battalion” 7 Issues, non sequential dating between December 22nd, 1944, to April 6th, 1945.
“Gooney Tales; ‘Three Point Landings’” Issued by the 50th USN Construction Battalion. 14th January 1945.
“The Prairie Schooner; Of The Crew, For The Crew, By The Crew. USS Prairie (AD15).” September 23rd 1945, Ulithi, Caroline Islands. Four issues, non-contiguous, including Issue No. 1, dated between September 1945 and December 1945. The October-December issues place the location as “Tokyo Bay, Tokyo.”
“Slip Stream; Central India Air Depot, Agra, India.” 1945. Two Issues; July 21st, 1945, and August 18th, 1945.
“Daily Times; 1st Replacement Depot, Prov.” Two Issues for the 22nd and 23rd of June 1945.
“Press News; USS Essex.” Wednesday April 7th 1943.
“The Crow’s Nest” AP 76. 30th September 1945.
“Anchors Aweigh” Undated (likely 1942) and without a ship designation.
“The Wing-Ding, 91st Photo Reconnaissance Wing," New Guinea, August 22, 1944.
“The Battalion Buzzer, 136th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion” Two issues, September and October 1945.
“VJ Day Revue: USS General O.H. Ernst (AP133), Somewhere in the Pacific, August 21-25, 1945”.
"The Penguinews" U.S. Naval Air Station, Minneapolis, 1942-1943.
"Saipan Beacon." Published by Island Command. Extra edition announcing end of the war. August 15, 1945.
Please be aware that this collection contains items that use outdated and offensive terminology and imagery.
Dates
- Creation: 1918 - 1945
Creator
- United States. Army (Organization)
- United States. Navy (Organization)
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Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (4 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Lorne Bair Rare Books using the Robert P. Daly Sr. Memorial Fund and the Miles P. DuVal, Jr. Endowment Fund, 2024.
Issue of Saipan Beacon was found uncataloged in Special Collections storage and added to this collection in July 2025.
Processing Information
The collection has been rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2024-11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2024-12: Issues of the Penguinews added to the collection by John Zarrillo.
- 2025-06: Issues of Saipan Beacon added to the collection by John Zarrillo.
- 2025-10: Itemized description added to the finding aid by John Zarrillo.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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