Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.

Scrapbook featuring images from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish during World War II, along with military correspondence and clippings. Included is a booklet entitled "Navy Day 1945: U.S.S. Skirmish" featuring photographs and a written history of the U.S.S. Skirmish's activities during WWII and a listing of personnel.

Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.

Photograph of servicemen working on sewing machines overseas in the South Pacific. The men wear similar work uniforms, and one man stands between the sewing tables watching the men work.

Photograph of marines cooking food in their helmets in the South Pacific. Several unidentified marines stand in the background of the photo.

Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz sitting at a table overlooking a map with three other men standing around him. Nimitz and the man directly to his right are in identical light-colored uniform jackets with decorated epaulettes and black ties. The man to Nimitz left wears a collared button-down shirt and pants. The man on the far right has both hands on the table and wears a dark uniform jacket with two-star pins on either side of the shoulders and light-colored pants.

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as he sits in a dark colored armchair with his hands clasped in his lap. he is wearing a light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front, a collared shirt and dark tie. In front of Admiral Nimitz is a small round table with a teacup, saucer and teaspoon on top of it.

Photographs of the interior of a dark room facility in a photographic lab in New Caledonia.

Photograph of the interior of a photographic lab. A table stands against a wall of the lab with several tools and materials lying on top of it.

Photograph of an unidentified man in a photographic lab examining photos. The man sits at a table covered in photos and a scrapbook, and the wall is covered with pinned photos and papers.

Photograph of two unidentified man sitting behind a table while examining a book. The men are wearing similar button ups and the man on the left is holding the book. The table in front of them is covered in several different tools and boxes.

Photograph of four men on the right in a cemetery digging a grave with shovels. The men wear light-colored shirts rolled up to their elbows, belts and long pants. Two of the men also wear brimmed hats. On the left there are four white cross grave markers decorated with a circle and dot in the center of the cross. Flowers are placed on each grave.

Photograph of a serviceman in a hut wearing a light-colored uniform and helmet holding a long stick and poking into the palm roof above him. On the left sitting up on the half-finished roof with only his shoulder and the brim of his helmet visible is another serviceman.

Photograph of two palm roofed huts side by side amongst a few sparse trees.

Photograph of a U.S. serviceman sitting sideways on top of an unfinished hut roof. He is wearing a light-colored open collared uniform and a brimmed hat.

Photograph of two wooden cross grave markers, the one on the right has a helmet placed on top of it. Behind the graves is tall grass and shrubbery.

Photograph of three palm thatched huts in a row behind a small clear wire fence. Two men stand in the open doorway of the first hut on the right. Several items of clothing are hanging over the small wire fence on the right.

Photograph of two U.S. servicemen posing with their hands behind their back in front of palm roofed huts. The men are wearing light-colored collared shirts, belts, pants and side caps.

Photograph of a serviceman sitting on top of a half-finished roof of a hut holding building materials. Another serviceman stands below the roof on the right. The men are wearing light-colored uniforms and helmets.

Photograph of three servicemen in light-colored uniforms and helmets outside a hut. The first man on the left is crouching down on the ground, the one in the center stands with his hands and helmet behind his back, and the man on the right also stands with his hands behind his back. There are several skinny trees dotted around the small palm roofed hut.

Photograph of a fully constructed hut decorated with potted plants and a sign above the open doorway on the left. The hut is surrounded by twisted tree trunks.

Photograph of a U.S. serviceman in a light-colored collared uniform and hat posing with his hands behind his back. behind him is a palm thatched roofed building with a patterned wall.

Photograph of three servicemen sitting on the wooden frame of a hut's roof thatching it with palms. On the right a serviceman wearing a light-colored uniform and helmet with a pipe held between his lips. The serviceman in the center is almost completely obscured by the roof, and the man on the left has his face hidden by the wooden frame.

Photograph of three U.S. servicemen in front of a hut. Two of the servicemen stand under the roof of the hut wearing light-colored collared uniforms with helmets and holding long tools in their hands. On the right is another serviceman bent down to pick up a skinny stripped log. He is wearing a long-sleeved collared shirt, dark pants and a helmet.