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Creator:

Thompson, Silas William (collector and probable photographer)  Search this

Names:

United States. Navy  Search this

Extent:

2 Prints (halftone)

86 Prints (silver gelatin)

Culture:

Palauans  Search this

Yapese (Micronesian people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Prints

Photographs

Place:

Angaur Island (Palau)

Peleliu Island (Palau)

Date:

circa 1944-1945

Scope and Contents note:

Unbound pages from an album documenting Silas William Thompson's participation in the United States Navy during World War II, with particular focus on the Battles of Peleliu and Angaur and his time at Base 20 Hospital. The collection includes a group portrait of Company B-8 of the Naval Hospital Corps School, views of Base 20, the invasion of Peleliu and its aftermath, prisoners of war, Palauans on Peleliu and Angaur, and one image of Yap men dancing. Two issues of the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper declaring the Allies' victories in Europe and the Pacific, Navy certificates from the training station and hospital school, and letters from Naval administrators, are also available with the collection.

Biographical/Historical note:

Silas William Thompson was a US Navy medic during the invasions of Angaur and Peleliu during World War II.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 98-32

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

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Rights:

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Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 98-32, Silas William Thompson photograph collection of Peleliu during World War II, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.98-32

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-98-32

Collector:

United States Navy  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Alcohol (Ethanol)

Remarks:

Vial/bottle

Place:

Peleliu Island, (Palau Island), Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

21 Mar 1945

Common name:

Cestoda

Published Name:

Taenia taeniaeformis (Batsch, 1786)

Other Numbers:

USNPC Accession (Catalog) : 045810.00

USNM Number:

1345131

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Platyhelminthes

US National Parasite Collection

Parasite Collection

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3577ae833-0050-489a-a21f-f92d37c5d8cf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_11999433

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Max. Elevation:

4  Search this

Min. Elevation:

3  Search this

Place:

Caroline Islands. Palau Islands. West side of Peleliu Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

25 Jul 1946

Common name:

Ape ta'a

Baghliha. (other taro on Sonsorol called Moruya)

Bele (might be name of rhizome only)

Biga

Cananga

Chalu

Curacao pretu; black heart

Ka

Kape Mahoi

Kape Paku

Kupe Puhi

Mashing (fille) (might be name of food product)

Moruya

Ngaungua

giant taro

karunkut (Nashoi)

katak

ngau ngau

oth sapuken (Bascom 27i)

papao atulong (or papao stulong)

tingaugau

unog

woad, onak

wot

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Arales Araceae Aroideae

Published Name:

Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

Barcode:

03826820

USNM Number:

3290237

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39640af2f-52d2-4306-8760-467b36fb597c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15475332

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Max. Elevation:

3  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1  Search this

Place:

The Caroline Islands, Palau Islands, south-west side of Peleliu Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

27 Jul 1946

Common name:

Eremalluegang

guguuw

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Sterculiaceae

Published Name:

Melochia compacta Hochr.

Barcode:

03378977

USNM Number:

3498298

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3764baf6e-6f13-45fd-a553-3d420e9ad7e5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14897591

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Max. Elevation:

4  Search this

Min. Elevation:

3  Search this

Place:

The Caroline Islands. Palau Islands. West side of Peleliu Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

25 Jul 1946

Common name:

Beeri

Horenso = Japanese name

Tango

kakkoeng

kangkong

kangkum

kangkung

kongkong; kangking

seri

swamp morning-glory

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Solanales Convolvulaceae

Published Name:

Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

Barcode:

03154313

USNM Number:

2395056

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38ccb8d85-95b5-487f-a30d-35b984656e5e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14632856

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Max. Elevation:

4  Search this

Min. Elevation:

3  Search this

Place:

The Caroline Islands, Palau Islands, Southwest side of Peleliu Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

27 Jul 1946

Common name:

Moonflower

Wandamjndamu

havarnash

luhatchog

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Solanales Convolvulaceae

Published Name:

Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso

Barcode:

03148425

USNM Number:

2637980

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/317371f3e-c0aa-46ec-a463-443c8d7b3fe9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14616876

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

B. S. Blackburn  Search this

Place:

The Caroline Islands, Palau Islands, Peleliu Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

31 May 1968

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Primulales Myrsinaceae

Published Name:

Maesa palauensis Mez

Barcode:

03109161

USNM Number:

2923424

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36911eb0d-f0b1-4929-9484-3b40933d9b07

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14474059

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

D. O. Otobed  Search this

Place:

Palau Islands, Peleliu Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

20 Jun 1978

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Rubiales Rubiaceae

Published Name:

Timonius timon (Spreng.) Merr.

Barcode:

02505691

USNM Number:

2881474

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30c6d01d2-2559-40a3-ac32-f050a08cb9c1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13701823

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

B. S. Blackburn  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Large tree.  Search this

Place:

Peleliu Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

31 May 1968

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Euphorbiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Glochidion kanehirae Hosok.

Barcode:

01271396

USNM Number:

3388454

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/327792d2b-2cd6-49a6-b276-5e7ab1a49da7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11525535

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Tree.  Search this

Min. Elevation:

2  Search this

Place:

Peleliu Island., Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

9 Mar 1950 to 10 Mar 1950

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Euphorbiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Glochidion kanehirae Hosok.

Barcode:

01271398

USNM Number:

3388452

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/314d7a00d-12fc-4963-9df1-ae229e00312f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11525538

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

F. R. Fosberg  Search this

Max. Elevation:

4  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Weedy lowlands with marshy places and cultivated patches, limstone soil. Very abundant, weedy  Search this

Min. Elevation:

3  Search this

Place:

West side of Peleliu Island, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

25 Jul 1946

Common name:

Amahanyan

Amahayan

Arame

Arme

Aroma

Hailkoh

Magele

Malege

Native Language Symbols

O libirini

Olonga

Oningo

Ormuh

Orohmah

Oronga

Qaqai

Ritsiring

Soga, fau soga

Sungasunga

Tiwarena

Tou

Tsitsiring

Vai'erehua

alamang

alko

amajayan

arme

armwe

arume, areme

daun kes

fau olonga

kar

kesi

kuryam

kweryam

ma'o

olonga

oronga

roa

rou'a

soga

soga soga

sungasunga

tiwarenga

warengaw

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Urticales Urticaceae

Published Name:

Pipturus argenteus (G. Forst.) Wedd.

Barcode:

00905925

USNM Number:

3418585

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Pacific Ethnobotany

Flora of Micronesia

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33cc953b4-e142-443c-ae31-700c0d7245dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10105662

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

B. S. Blackburn  Search this

Place:

Peleliu Island, Palau Islands,, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

31 May 1968

Common name:

Agaliya

Castor Bean

Lepo

Mascarite

Utouto

castor bean

djarak sino

doelang badjora

lepohina

seblok

yaga huigu'

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Euphorbiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Ricinus communis L.

Barcode:

01046515

Other Numbers:

Multi-sheeted specimen : Sheet 01 of 02

USNM Number:

2684401

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Pacific Ethnobotany

Flora of Micronesia

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a222e808-2d61-4a8a-8c3e-a2f0fc4cecd4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2877015

Biogeographical Region:

62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this

Collector:

B. S. Blackburn  Search this

Place:

Peleliu Island, Palau Islands,, Palau, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

31 May 1968

Common name:

Agaliya

Castor Bean

Lepo

Mascarite

Utouto

castor bean

djarak sino

doelang badjora

lepohina

seblok

yaga huigu'

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Euphorbiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Ricinus communis L.

Barcode:

01046516

Other Numbers:

Multi-sheeted specimen : Sheet 02 of 02

USNM Number:

2684400

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Flora of Micronesia

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38cce13cc-e084-4b9d-993f-ff8e4119bf91

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2877018

Collector:

J. T. Marshall JR.  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

Female

Place:

Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

5 Dec 1945

Common name:

Palau Bush Warbler

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Passeriformes, Sylviidae, Sylviinae

Published Name:

Cettia annae

Other Numbers:

Field Number : 3371

USNM Number:

385856

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Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35beb1635-2ddb-49de-8411-862817f2d070

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_13345984

Collector:

Rollin H. Baker  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

Female

Place:

SE peninsula, Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

29 Aug 1945

Common name:

Palau Bush Warbler

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Passeriformes, Sylviidae, Sylviinae

Published Name:

Cettia annae

Other Numbers:

Field Number : RHB 277

Field Number : 829

USNM Number:

385453

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Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/335b41699-e978-424a-b593-6ea7a7f2f121

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_13345986

Collector:

L. P. McElroy  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

Male

Place:

SE peninsula, Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

20 Aug 1945

Common name:

Palau Bush Warbler

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Passeriformes, Sylviidae, Sylviinae

Published Name:

Cettia annae

Other Numbers:

Field Number : LPM 206

Field Number : 830

USNM Number:

385455

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Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38478dc84-1467-4167-bb55-686a403c3a0c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_13345990

Collector:

C. O. Davison  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

Female

Place:

SE peninsula, Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

4 Sep 1945

Common name:

Palau Bush Warbler

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Passeriformes, Sylviidae, Sylviinae

Published Name:

Cettia annae

Other Numbers:

Field Number : COD 276

Field Number : 831

USNM Number:

385454

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Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d63ed66f-ac7f-4a9d-863c-f81d66c4c477

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_13345993

Collector:

L. P. McElroy  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

Female

Place:

Eastern Peninsula, Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

27 Aug 1945

Common name:

Dusky White-eye

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Passeriformes, Zosteropidae

Published Name:

Zosterops cinereus finschii

Other Numbers:

Field Number : LPM 190

Field Number : 863

USNM Number:

384801

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Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b8084088-e11a-4091-bf77-eda1ba1fe989

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_11836507

Collector:

L. P. McElroy  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

Male

Place:

Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

27 Aug 1945

Common name:

Dusky White-eye

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Passeriformes, Zosteropidae

Published Name:

Zosterops cinereus finschii

Other Numbers:

Field Number : LPM 191

Field Number : 864

USNM Number:

384805

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Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30c92a3ec-90de-41a3-bc8f-b73c62e51f9d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_11836522

Collector:

L. P. McElroy  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

Female

Place:

Eastern Peninsula, Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, Palau, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

27 Aug 1945

Common name:

Dusky White-eye

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Passeriformes, Zosteropidae

Published Name:

Zosterops cinereus finschii

Other Numbers:

Field Number : LPM 189

Field Number : 862

USNM Number:

384811

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Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3262b3b55-b2e3-464c-be87-c470e5ce706d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_11836534