The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: joe telegrams
Western Union telegrams and newspaper clippings following the December 1952 crash of a Navy PBM Mariner off the Korean coast, which killed ten of the fourteen men aboard. The family of Aviation Machinist's Mate Joseph Oliver Smith learns of his rescue from icy water and recovery at Yokosuka, while headlines name Lt. (jg) Wayne E. Bancroft among the lost.
Western Union Telegram Notifying Next-of-Kin of Naval Aviator's Injury, Korean War, December 1952
Western Union Telegram Reporting Husband's Return to Duty, January 1953 — Bancroft/Smith Korean War Collection
Western Union Telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith Regarding Their Son's Korean War Aircraft Accident, December 30, 1952
Western Union Telegrams to Family of Injured Sailor Joseph Oliver Smith, AD3, December 30, 1952
Newspaper Clippings: 'Valley Airman Dies In Korea Crash Killing 10; Fresnan Is Saved' — PBM Mariner Crash Off Korea, Korean War Era
Newspaper Clipping: 'Rescuers Lasso Fresno Sailor After Crash,' Korean War Naval Aviation Rescue
Newspaper Clipping: 'Bomber Crash Victims Named,' San Francisco Examiner, December 30, 1952 (Lt. Bancroft Collection)
