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Squantum Naval Air Station (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Naval Air Station (NAS) Squantum was a naval aviation facility during 1917 and from 1923 until 1953.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-06-17
Abstract

The Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers is comprised of documents and scrapbooks, photographic prints and photograph albums, and assorted ephemera primarily pertaining to the life and military career of Lieutenant Commander Emile Chourré (1894-1938). Major topics include Chourré's military service, especially while stationed in Coco Solo, Panama; his service as a U.S. Naval announcer for the 1929-1931 and 1933-1934 National Air Races; and family (immediate and extended) photographs.

Dates: 1889-1988; Majority of material found within 1920s-1950s

Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-10-A
Contents of the Collection The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection contains primarily visual materials and a small number of textual documents created or acquired by Madden during his time as a Navy photographer while aboard the USS Essex during World War II. The materials date from the 1930s to 1995, but the bulk of the collection consists of photographs taken by Madden while stationed in the Pacific Theater from 1943-1945. The original organization of materials was...
Dates: 1930s-1950s, 1995; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

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