WWII album of John Dennis Simonson (1923-1961)

John Dennis Simonson was a fighter pilot for the Navy in the Pacific nearing the end of World War II.  His wife said that right out of high school he went to the recruiting station.  His original intent was to volunteer for the Air Force, but he and his friend decided the line was too long and went to the line for the Navy.  His wife said he also enjoyed photography.  Here are scans of most of the photos and loose items from an album that he kept, many of the photos being taken during WWII.  Apparently many photos are missing, and some are stuck to the pages such that it appeared risky to pull them off without tearing them.  Some of the photos are scans of negatives that were also in the album.  I wish I knew who more of the people are in the photos, but I can really only identify John.

John is on the left.

John is on the left.

John.

John is in the middle.

John is on the right.

John is on the right.

John.

John is in the middle.

This was on the backside of the picture below.

John.

John is on the right. 

John is in the middle.  What a strange place they were apparently exploring...