This collection contains photographs and papers related to Earl F. Dickinson’s personal life and time in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The bulk of the collection relates to Dickinson’s service in WWII and includes combat photographs, portraits and group photos, certificates, and military records. Personal materials include a 1938 Marshall Commencement booklet, family photographs, a birth and death certificate, newspaper clippings, and a brief personal recollections about Dickinson. Also included are artifacts such as USMC pins and a stone taken from Mount Suribachi.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Earl F. Dickinson Papers, 1942-2009. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Earl F. Dickinson Papers, 1942-2009.
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WWII U.S. Marine Corp hat pin
WWII U.S. Marine Corp hat pin. Pin belonged to his daughter, Patricia Dickinson.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: An island battlefield
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: An island battlefield, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: damaged Japanese building
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: damaged Japanese building, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: dead Japanese soldier
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: dead Japanese soldier, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: dead Japanese soldier
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: dead Japanese soldier, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: destroyed Japanese building
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: destroyed Japanese building, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: destroyed Japanese Ki-21 bomber(?)
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: destroyed Japanese Ki-21 bomber(?), b&w. Believed to be a wrecked Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-21 bomber. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: destroyed Japanese pillbox
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: destroyed Japanese pillbox, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: destroyed Japanese vehicles
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: destroyed Japanese vehicles, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese "Ack-ack" guns
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese "Ack-ack" guns, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese Army pillbox
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese Army pillbox, b&w. The Japanese Army had a network of pillboxes and tunnels all over the islands. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese Army tunnel entrance
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese Army tunnel entrance, b&w. The Japanese Army had a network of pillboxes and tunnels all over the islands. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese Army tunnel entrance
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese Army tunnel entrance, b&w. The Japanese Army had a network of pillboxes and tunnels all over the islands. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese Army tunnel entrance
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese Army tunnel entrance, b&w. The Japanese Army had a network of pillboxes and tunnels all over the islands. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese beach landing vehicle
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese beach landing vehicle, b&w. This vehicle appears to be a amphibous landing vehicle that contains a small tracked vehicle. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese light tank (Type 87 or 95)
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: Japanese light tank (Type 87 or 95), b&w. Believed to be either a Type 87 CHI-1, or a Type 95 HaGo. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: native women bathing children
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: women bathing children, b&w. Women gathering water from a common well. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: unexploded bombs
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: unexploded bombs, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US airplane landing site and supply camp
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US airplane landing site and supply camp, b&w. This was likely one of the two airplane landing sites for US military aircraft on Iwo Jima. Airplane in background is the army version of a DC-3. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marine beach landing site
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marine beach landing site, b&w. The vehicles appear to by amphibous landing vehicles that might have been for supplies. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marine cemetery, unknown location
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo:US Marine cemetery, unknown location, b&w. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marines attacking a Japenese position
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marines attacking a Japenese position, b&w. Marine in foreground is armed with an M-1 Garand rifle. The Japanese Army had a network of pillboxes and tunnels all over the islands. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marines attacking a Japenese position
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marines attacking a Japenese position, b&w. Marine in foreground is armed with an M-1 Garand rifle. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marines attacking a Japenese position
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marines attacking a Japenese position, b&w. The Japanese Army had a network of pillboxes and tunnels all over the islands. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
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WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marines in make-shift camp
Earl F. Dickinson
WWII Pacific Theater, combat photo: US Marines in make-shift camp, b&w. Marines are armed with M-1 Garands and M-1 Carbines. These are from a roll of film taken by Dickinson in 1944 & 1945. He was a Marine Sgt. that saw action at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. He was born in Princeton, W.Va.
