This collection contains two scrapbooks and several loose photographs documenting Mark Freeman’s personal life and time in the United States Navy in the 1950s. The green scrapbook is composed entirely of unidentified and unlabeled photographs of Freeman’s navy service, mostly of photos taken from his ship. Other notable groups of photographs in the scrapbook include photographs of women and sights in Japan. The brown scrapbook is composed of family photographs (most labelled), photographs of Freeman in Spencer, West Virginia, in the 1960s working with the West Virginia Department of Employment Security, and additional photographs of Freeman’s time in the Navy, including post cards. Loose photograph subject matter includes a Navy ship, a group photo of his high school and Navy graduating class, and photographs that fell out of the scrapbook.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Mark Freeman Papers,1934-1969. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Mark Freeman Papers,1934-1969.
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Sunset off coast of Formosa, Japan, ca. 1955
Sunset off coast of Formosa, Japan, ca. 1955, b&w. Back reads: Sunset off coast of Japan, 7-55 (Formosa was Japan's first colony, later named Taiwan).
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Torpedo being fired from USS Trathen, ca. 1955
Torpedo being fired from USS Trathen, ca. 1955, b&w. Back reads: Firing of torpedo, 7-55.
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Torpedo being fired from USS Trathen, ca. 1955
Torpedo being fired from USS Trathen, ca. 1955, b&w. Back reads: Firing of torpedo, 7-55.
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Torpedoman cleaning torpedo tubes after firing aboard USS Trathen, ca. 1955
Torpedoman cleaning torpedo tubes after firing aboard USS Trathen, ca. 1955, b&w. Back reads: Torpedoman cleaning tubes after firing, 7-55.
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Torpedoman cleaning torpedo tubes after firing, USS Trathen, 1955
Torpedoman cleaning torpedo tubes after firing, USS Trathen, ca. 1955, b&w. Back reads: Torpedoman cleaning torpedo tubes after firing, 7-55.
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US Navy recruit training class, 73 rd Co., Bainbridge, MD, ca. 1955
US Navy recruit training class, 73 rd Co., Bainbridge, MD, ca. 1955, b&w. Mark Freeman was in this class in 1954-55.
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USS Trathen (DD530) Fletcher-class destroyer, U.S. Navy, ca. 1955
USS Trathen (DD530) Fletcher-class destroyer, U.S. Navy, ca. 1955, col. USS Trathen (DD-530) was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and 1951 to 1965. Mark Freeman served on this ship in 1977, on a mission to Japan.
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USS Trathen entering Sasebo, Japan, ca. 1955
USS Trathen entering Sasebo, Japan ca. 1955, b&w. Sasebo was the home of a large US Naval base.
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USS Trathen entering Yokosuka, Japan, ca. 1955
USS Trathen entering Yokosuka, Japan ca. 1955, b&w. Yokosuka was the home of a large US Naval base.
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USS Trathen on hard turn during overboard drill, 1955
USS Trathen on hard turn during overboard drill, 1955, b&w. Back reads: Hard in the turn during man overboard drill. 7-55.
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USS Trathen on high speed run, near, Japan, ca. 1955
USS Trathen on high speed run, near Japan, 1955, b&w. Back reads: high speed run near Japan 7-55 (image shows one of its 5-inch guns.).
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USS Trathen putting out smoke screen, 1955
USS Trathen putting out smoke screen, 1955, b&w. Back reads: Smoke screen "77" task force.
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USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) aircraft carrier, ca. 1955
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) aaircraft carrier ca. 1955, b&w. Back reads: USS Valley Forge CVF45, ---? task force (The carrier saw service in both the Korean War and Vietnam war.).
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Water taxi for Japanese workers, Sasebo, Japan, ca. 1955
Water taxi for Japanese workers, Sasebo, Japan, ca. 1955, b&w. Back reads: Water taxi of Jap workers, Sasebo.
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Yeoman Seaman 1st Class Mark Freeman, U.S. Navy, ca. 1953-55
Yeoman Seaman 1st Class Mark Freeman, U.S. Navy, ca. 1953-55, col. Freeman grauated from Doddridge County, WVa High School and went into the Navy.
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Navy Training Course Certificate of Mark Freeman, Feb. 30, 1954, b&w
Navy Training Course Certificate of Mark Freeman, Feb. 30, 1954, b&w. Certificate gave him a rating of Yeoman Third Class, and showed the ship he was assigned to was the USS Trathen (DD-530).
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Doddridge County, WVa, High School graduating class, 1952
Doddridge County, WVa, High School graduating class, 1952, b&w. Mark Freeman was in this class, 2nd row from top, 4th from left.
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Mark Freeman high school graduation photo, 1952
Mark Freeman high school graduation photo, 1952, b&w. caption: Mark-graduation picture 1952.
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Senior Mark Freeman, Doddridge County (WVa) football team, 1952
Senior Mark Freeman, Doddridge County (WVa) football team, 1952, col. Caption: Mark, senior, 1952 Freeman grauated from Doddridge County, WVa High School and went into the Navy.
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"The Rock by Night, Gibraltar," ca 1950's
"The Rock by Night, Gibraltar," ca 1950's, b&w. No postmark, no addressee.
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Military identification card of Seaman Mark Freeman, ca. 1950's, b&w
Military identification card of Seaman Mark Freeman, ca. 1950's, b&w. Military id card shows Freeman was born Mar. 20, 1934.
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Junior Mark Freeman, Doddridge County (WVa) football team, 1949-50
Junior Mark Freeman, Doddridge County (WVa) football team, 1949-50, col. Caption: Mark, Mark Freeman, right end, junior, 49-50 Freeman grauated from Doddridge County, WVa High School and went into the Navy.
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Freshman Mark Freeman, Doddridge County (WVa) football team, 1947-48
Freshman Mark Freeman, Doddridge County (WVa) football team, 1947-48, col. Caption: Mark Freeman, right end, junior, 47-48, freshman Freeman grauated from Doddridge County, WVa High School and went into the Navy.
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Mark Freeman on horse Blaze, ca. 1940's
Mark Freeman on horse Blaze, ca. 1940's, b&w. Caption: Mark -Blaze-Don.
