James Lee and Ethel M. Fisher Family Archives

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  • Release Date : 1942
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  • Genre : Williamsburg (Va.)
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Book Description: Consisting of one scrapbook and fifty-one associated black and white photographs, the archives document the wartime experiences of Dr. James Lee Fisher, who served as a Navy medical doctor during World War II, and his wife, Ethel, who accompanied him to his first post at Camp Peary, Virginia, where she served in the Red Cross Unit. A photocopy of a section from Dr. Fisher's reminiscences pertaining to his wartime service provides additional narrative to supplement the captions and brief accounts included with the photographs and memorabilia contained within the scrapbook. Dr. Fisher reported for active duty as Lt Commander in the Medical Division of the United States Navy on December 18, 1942. His first assignment brought him to the United States Naval Construction Training Center at Camp Peary, home of the Seabees, and located near Williamsburg, Virginia. Dr. Fisher's wife, Ethel, joined him in Williamsburg in 1943 and they lived for nine months in officer's quarters at the Williamsburg Inn. Photos within the scrapbook of the Fishers interacting with other couples billeted at the Inn illustrate the Inn's important role in bolstering morale by providing a place for a peaceful interlude of rest and relaxation during the war efforts. In September 1943, the couple moved to a cabin on the Camp Peary base. Ethel Fisher took part in the Red Cross Unit overseen by the wife of Captain James G. Ware, the Commanding Officer at Camp Peary. A series of group portraits, along with informal scenes of the Red Cross unit members cutting and rolling bandages, highlight women's contributiosn to wartime work in the Williamsburg area. Social life on base at Camp Peary, ranging from picnics, baseball games, parties, and dances, is captured in a series of photos of the officers, soldiers, and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher's side trips to Norfolk, Newport News, Yorktown, and Richmond are also represented in the album. In April 1944, Dr. Fisher left Camp Peary for the United States Naval Construction Center at Camp Endicott, Rhode Island and from there received orders to transfer to Seattle for training to take on the role of Senior Medical Officer of the U.S.S. Gage, a ship that formed part of the Attack Transport of the Amphibious Corps, Fifth Fleet. In January 1945, the U.S.S. Gage set sail for the South Pacific, where Dr. Fisher and the crew witnessed the devastation in the Phillippines, participated in such maneuvers as the Okinawa landing invasion, and assisted with various efforts in Occupied Japen. Through photographs, commentary, and memorabilia, the second half of Dr. Fisher's scrapbook covers all of the difficult and distressing events he encountered during his tour in the South Pacific at the end of World War II. The album thus offers a complete picture of what many military officials who spent time at training bases near Williamsburg eventually faced as the war progressed.

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