Hawaii star note short snorter from WWII

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  1. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

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    Under Chas. M. Woscome it has the name of an island Roi Na???? Island and says Marshall Island under that.
     
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  3. Bradley Trotter

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  4. C-B-D

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  5. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Majuro, occupied in the Marshall Islands...
     
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  6. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Wascome Jr. ?
     
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Wow!

    But this sort of changes the picture of Orla as a civilian passenger, maybe? This would have put her in the thick of it. So we're back to "hmm" over her feminine presence in a war zone.

    Could she have been a nurse? What other shipboard roles would an American lady have had aboard a vessel in WW2? She was 39 in 1944.
     
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  8. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    This is getting good.
     
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  9. Bradley Trotter

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    I'm guessing that would be the island of Roi Namur. If memory serves me correctly, the entirety of Kwajalein Atoll is currently part of a ballistic missile test range run by the U.S. Army.
     
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    No doubt. Rabbit holes like this are tremendously fun to burrow down into.

    Who will be the first to find a photo of Orla N. Beebe? Or the SS Cape Constantine?
     
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  11. Bradley Trotter

    Bradley Trotter Well-Known Member

    If you're looking for naval photos, I'd highly recommend this particular site.

    However, since the Cape Constantine was a Type C1 freighter, it might take some time and luck to find a photo considering hundreds were built.

    https://www.navsource.org/
     
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  12. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    Awesome, dudes.
     
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  13. Bradley Trotter

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    Curiously enough, this one website refers to Orla as a he.

    https://www.myheritage.com/names/orla_beebe
     
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  14. C-B-D

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  15. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    So this seems right?:

    "Feb 7, 1944
    Orla N. Beebe
    on board Cape
    Constantine
    Julian Bond
    on board good
    ship SS Constantine.
    Chas M. Wascome Jr.
    Roi Namur Island
    Marshall Island
    First Pay
    3/3/44
    Roi Namur
    Marshall"
     
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  17. lettow

    lettow Senior Member

    Orla Beebe and Charles Wascome Jr. were pharmacist mates assigned to Marine Air Group 31 in 1944.
     
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I wondered if "Orla" could also be a man's name. That would be an interesting twist.

    But the only person with that name I've heard of before is an Irish woman.

     
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  19. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Good work, y'all. These mysteries seem to solve up nicer when several minds are at the task.
     
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  20. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    I got in contact with Randy Beebe. He says he's distantly related to Orla. 8th cousin. He doesn't have any pictures, but he is super interested.
     
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  21. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Love it when these things evolve. I've gotten all caught up in this now.

    Y'all might remember the last time I had one of these kind of quests.
     
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