Joseph K. Leary
Leary
Joseph K.
MD
World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
Navy; Navy
Photographic Interpretation Squadron II (Interpron II); USS Bryce Canyon (AD 36)
Photographer's Mate First Class
College Park, Maryland; Virginia; Iowa; Glenview Air Base, Illinois; Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands);Guam (Mariana Islands); Pacific Theater
Unknown
Veteran
Leary in Navy aviation cadet uniform, Baltimore, Maryland [1943]
Leary in Navy aviation cadet uniform standing outside, Baltimore, Maryland
1943
Leary in flight suit holding aviation camera next to wing of airplane, Pensacola, Florida
1943
Leary wearing helmet and holding rifle, Enewetak
1943
Leary standing in front of "Little Joe" B-24 airplane, Enewetak
1944
Bob Hope and Patty Thomas standing on stage, Enewetak
1943
Left to right: Barney Dean, Jerry Colonna, Bob Hope, and Tony Romano standing around microphone, Enewetak
1943
Leary (back), Bob Diffendal (front right), and George Armstrong (front left) sitting on "water bowser" used for storing drinking water, Enewetak
1943
Ted Costopolis sitting on rock on beach holding drink in can, Talafofo Bay, Guam
1945
Three men kneeling in front of holes in ground surrounded by men in uniform holding swords, Guam. Text on photograph: "Beheading of Allied flyers by Japanese officers with swords. Livers served to Jap officers. Photo acquired on Guam 1945."
1945
Row of enlisted men's tents with clothing hanging from line strung between two palm trees, Photo Interpretation Squadron #2, Guam
1945
Ted Costopolis (right) and Bob Day looking at book while sitting on couch, Chicago, Illinois
2000
Ted Costopolis (left), Leary (center), and Bob Day (right) sitting at table, Guam
1945
Leary's crewmates Dilworth (left), Bob Day (center) and Leary (right) washing their clothes in a bucket, Guam
1944
Leary's tent with laundry hanging from front awning, Guam
1944
Leary standing outside holding knife, Enewetak
1945
Japanese men and women sitting on floor around table, Guam
1944
Aerial photograph of ships landing and men and tanks disembarking on shore for invasion, Iwo Jima
1945
Aerial view of shoreline with invading ships seen in distance
1945
Aerial view of ships landing on shore for invasion, Iwo Jima
1945
Aerial view of boats headed towards invasion of Okinawa
1945
Aerial view of boats headed towards invasion of shore of Okinawa
1945
Aerial view of boats headed towards invasion of shore of Okinawa
1945
Aerial view of tanks landing on shore of Okinawa
1945
Aerial view of tanks moving inland from shore, Okinawa
1945
Aerial view of tanks moving inland from shore, Okinawa
1945
Aerial view of buildings damaged by atomic bomb, Hiroshima, Japan
8/6/1945
Aerial view of prisoner of war prisons, Tokyo, Japan
1945
Japanese officials signing peace treaty onboard ship, Tokyo Bay. Portrait of Admiral Chester Nimitz at right.
1945
U.S. officers signing peace treaty with Japanese, Tokyo Bay
9/2/1945
U.S. and Japanese officers sitting at table at time of signing of peace treaty, Tokyo Bay
9/2/1945
Men in uniform standing at attention on airfield watching airplane land, Ieshima, Japan. Text from photograph log: "Burial of Ernie Pyle."
1945
Men surrounding airplane, Ieshima, Japan. Text from photograph log: "Burial of Ernie Pyle."
1945
Men in uniform looking at Ernie Pyle's coffin in grave before burial, Ieshima, Japan
1945
Two decoy airplanes made out of wood, Philippines. Text on photograph: "Fake Jap plane to cause U.S. planes to waste ammunition."
USS Greene transferring mail at sea, North Atlantic
1944
USS Greene transferring mail at sea, North Atlantic
1944
Optical Machinist's Mate J.W. Patrick calibrating a sextant, USS Bryce Canyon
1951-1952
USS Bryce Canyon ship (left) servicing two other ships in port, Japan
1951-1952
USS Bryce Canyon ship (left) servicing two other ships in port, Japan
1951-1952
Men working on torpedo suspended in 7th Division Torpedo shop, USS Bryce Canyon
Damage on side of USS Walke after hitting a mine
6/11/1951
Damaged machinery seen through doorway, USS Walke, Sasebo, Japan
1952
Damage on side of USS Walke after hitting a mine
1951
Damaged and flooded interior space with view of feet sticking out of material hanging from ceiling, USS Walke
Man working on damaged portion of USS Walke, Sasebo, Japan
1952
Letter to Mother 3/15/1944
Letter to Mother 3/15/1944
Letter to Mother 3/18/1945
Letter to Mother 3/18/1945
Letter to Mother 4/4/1944
Letter to Mother 4/4/1944
Card granting entry to the commissioning ceremony for the U.S.S. Bryce Canyon (AD-36)
Card granting entry to the commissioning ceremony for the U.S.S. Bryce Canyon (AD-36)
Wallet card proclaiming Leary a member of the Exalted Order of the Golden Dragon
Wallet card proclaiming Leary a member of the Exalted Order of the Golden Dragon
Photocopy of Honorable Discharge Certificate
Photocopy of Honorable Discharge Certificate
Fifty Centavos Note, post-war Japanese scrip
Fifty Centavos Note, post-war Japanese scrip
Military currency, Ten Yen note
Military currency, Ten Yen note
Five Pesos note, post-war Japanese scrip
Five Pesos note, post-war Japanese scrip
Ten Yuan note from China, dated 1942
Ten Yuan note from China, dated 1942
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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2021-12-02
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