LST-245 Scrapbook

2016.211.001

Album, Photograph

Harger, Sherrill W.

Digital scans of a scrapbook assembled by Sherrill William Harger commemorating his service in the US Navy, aboard LST-245 as a Machinist's Mate, 3rd Class (MoMM 3/c) during World War II. The scrapbook consists of 46 separate 2-sided pages with photos, newspaper clippings, letters, envelopes, cards, and wartime currency all mounted and organized inside a dark blue 3-ring binder with stickers and a photo of LST-245 decorating the outside. The scrapbook also features a pouch inside the front cover which holds a number of documents (following cataloged items) and number of different pins and ribbons on the inside of the back cover. Worn USN ring hung on top ring of binder.

Pins and ribbons included (listed by order of photos):
1 & 2 - LST-157 Launching Pins
3 - Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
4 - American Campaign Medal
5 - WWII Victory Medal
6 - Campaign Ribbons (left to right): WWII Victory; American Campaign; Asiatic Pacific Campaign w/ 4 battle stars; Philippines Liberation w/ 2 battle stars
7 - USNR Honorable Discharge pin and eagle pins
8 - USNR Eagle Tie Clip
9 & 10 - WWII Victory 50th Anniversay Pin
11 - WWII Victory 50th Anniversary Button

Images and documents contained on this site that are donated from private sources are © copyrighted by the respective owner or the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. Images credited to the National Archives (NA, NARA); Naval History & Heritage Command (NHHC), formerly Naval Historical Center (NHC); and U.S. Navy (USN) are believed to be in the public domain. Some images credited to the United States Naval Institute (USNI) are from © copyrighted collections, the rest are believed to be in the public domain.