Box 20
Contains 36 Results:
Guadalcanal Veterans bolo tie
Currently in the exhibit case in Special Collections.
Honor Flight
This series contains several unique artifacts related to the 164th’s service in World War II. Included are a Hawaiian tapa blanket, soil from the memorial at Guadalcanal, a captured Japanese flag with names inscribed, a captured Japanese Kyū guntō (old military sword), a Fijian grass skirt, bracelet, Kava bowl, a Higgins boat tiller wheel, and framed items.
Coins
Various coins from Alvin Tollefsrud's time in the Pacific serving with the 164th.
Christmas Card from Paris, France, 1945
This series contains several unique artifacts related to the 164th’s service in World War II. Included are a Hawaiian tapa blanket, soil from the memorial at Guadalcanal, a captured Japanese flag with names inscribed, a captured Japanese Kyū guntō (old military sword), a Fijian grass skirt, bracelet, Kava bowl, a Higgins boat tiller wheel, and framed items.
Pair of 164th Infantry Distinctive Unit Insignia
This series contains several unique artifacts related to the 164th’s service in World War II. Included are a Hawaiian tapa blanket, soil from the memorial at Guadalcanal, a captured Japanese flag with names inscribed, a captured Japanese Kyū guntō (old military sword), a Fijian grass skirt, bracelet, Kava bowl, a Higgins boat tiller wheel, and framed items.
Copy of Scrapbook pages
Original pages are located in Box 9.