by Glenn Boaz
by Glenn Boaz
by Glenn Boaz
by Glenn Boaz, 1957
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Photos and descriptions on this page were sent in by Glenn [Scip] Boaz who was a sailor on the USS Esteem, a mine sweeper, in the Central Pacific and Far East areas during 1957. Read Glenn's autobiographical sketch here.
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Local Children's "Swimming Pool", Maizaru, Japan, 1957 by Glenn Boaz |
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Maizaru Farm Kids, Maizaru, Japan, 1957 by Glenn Boaz |
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Mail at Sea, 1957 by Glenn Boaz |
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Bamboo Forest near Maizaru, Japan by Glenn Boaz, 1957 |
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The Cherry Blossom was conveniently located close enough to where the USS Esteem was dry-docked that a sailor could walk back to the ship after having few Asahi beers. |
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Here are of few crew members gathered in the mess hall for a coffee break. I'm the one on the right. This photo was taken with my camera set on self-timer. Kind of a new thing in those days. |
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This photo was taken from our docked ship at Kaoshung, Formosa. I talked these little boys into posing for me. Notice the one on the end smoking a cigarette one of the sailor's threw to him. |
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This photo shows a cemetery at Sasebo. It was obviously very old. How they managed to bury people in what looked like solid rock, I'll never know. |
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Here I am trying to help the post-war Japanese economy. You can bet I didn't pay much for it since I was only making $117 a month. |
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Here we are playing a little softball at Commissary Field on a navy base in Sasebo, Japan. I'm sure that I hit a home run with this swing. |
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