Sunset View of Convoy -- from USS Gibbons, en route, Ft. Dix, NJ to Bristol, England, 3-16 May, 1944, WW II

Sunset View of Convoy -- from USS Gibbons, en route, Ft. Dix, NJ to Bristol, England, 3-16 May, 1944, WW II

Sunset view of troop ships, which appear as silhouettes in the distance. The watercolor shows hazy atmospheric conditions. Sunset view of troop ships, which appear as silhouettes in the distance. The watercolor shows hazy atmospheric conditions. Morton joined the army in July 1942 and after training at Fort Meade, sailed for England in March 1944 as a technician with the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion. He served in Europe with the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops (the so-called 'Ghost Army') in France, Germany, and Luxembourg. Gift of the artist, 1994.
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Original record
Sunset View of Convoy -- from USS Gibbons, en route, Ft. Dix, NJ to Bristol, England, 3-16 May, 1944, WW II
Collection
Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s)
1944
Usage
Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Creator(s)
Morton, Richard H., 1921-2003 (artist)
Subject(s)
Engineer Camouflage Battalion
France, Germany
Ghost Army
Headquarters Special Troops
Watercolors (Paintings)
World War, 1939-1945
Type
still image
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