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Black suitcase with yellow and red image of aircraft carrier and block lettering that says "Hom…
USS Intrepid Painted Suitcase
Black suitcase with yellow and red image of aircraft carrier and block lettering that says "Hom…
Black suitcase with yellow and red image of aircraft carrier and block lettering that says "Homeward Bound USS Intrepid"

USS Intrepid Painted Suitcase

Dateca. 1945
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.
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