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[Photograph of a Boxing Match Aboard Ship]

Photograph of a boxing match taking place, the back of the photo says this fight took place "somewhere in Pacific." This action shot shows the boxer on the right delivering a punch while the one on the left is attempting to cover himself and block the punch. There is a large number of sailors that came out to watch this fight take place.

Date: February 10, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Hess, July 24, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Hess about Galveston Hospitality and the activities that it provides for patients.

Date: July 24, 1945

Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Photograph of Soldiers Boxing]

Photograph of two soldiers boxing next to a tent in a forest.

Date: 1945~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Program for Smoker at Sea, August 11,1945]

Program for the "Smoker at Sea" boxing event held on August 11, 1945 aboard the USS Altamaha (CVE-18). The program lists the sponsors, master-of-ceremonies, fight promoter, fighters, referees, judges, and timekeepers, and musicians for the event and has song lyrics on the back. The front of the program features an illustration of a muscular sailor with the event details in stylized text.

Date: August 11, 1945

Creator: USS Altamaha (CVE-18)

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation