HISTORICAL PALMYRA
- A Page From The 76th SEABEES
"Cruise Book"
- Provided courtesy of
Patrick Thompson, the son of a 76th Seabee
- First general quarters for our
detachment on Palmyra. Past
- the tents can be seen part of the air
strip, the lagoon
- just beyond, and in the distance
a few of the many
- islands comprising Palmyra atoll.
- The Marine Post Exchange, the most
popular spot on the island. It was
- here we spent most of our Friday
afternoons, drinking our two cans
- of beer a day, or watching a
good prizefight staged by
- the Marine Recreation Officer.
- The lobby of the Transient Hotel
constructed on Palmyra by men of the 76th. Note mural
- on left of photo done my W. A.
Glasgow, former Hollywood artist. The building was built to
- accommodate transient airmen as they
made their way to forward areas in the South Pacific.
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