USS Intrepid Painted Suitcase
Object NameSuitcase
Painting
Historic Owner
John George Thomas Jr.
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Dateca. 1945
PeriodWorld War II; Cold War
Mediumleather, metal, fabric, paint
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of John George Thomas Jr. 2017.48
Object number2017.48
DescriptionSuitcase; Brown leather painted suitcase with a purple fabric interior with one pocket and two broken straps. One side has a starboard view of the aircraft carrier Intrepid at sea with “Homeward // bound // U.S.S. Intrepid” above and below it stenciled in yellow and red. The other side has a plane in flight with “Johnny // Latrobe // Penna.” painted in red and yellow. On the left of the plane is a list of locations Intrepid visited including “Pearl Harbor // Eniwetok // Wake // Saipan // Guam // Ulithi // Palau // Philippines // Formosa // Nansei Shoto // Kyushu // Okenawa // Yellow Sea // Japan – Tokyo, Yokosuka, Yokohoma.” painted in red with a small yellow and red Japanese Rising Sun flag under “Yokosuka”. The top has a leather handle, two metal latches with keyholes, and “Johnny // G // Thomas” stenciled in yellow and red.On View
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