From the March 4, 2011, Raleigh (NC) Telegram.
The battleship USS North Carolina took part in this battle. For the last six months the rubber intelligence map was conserved at East Carolina University in Greenville after having deteriorated badly.
It will now be displayed on the ship in an oxygen-free environment. It was originally made by Naval Photographic Interpretation Center for invasion preparation. It wasn't just a fold-out map, but was a cardboard, plaster, foam rubber relief map done at 1:12,5000 inches, showing topographical features. During the war, the "Showboat" earned 15 Battle Stars, including Iwo Jima.
The Friends of the Battleship provided funds to conserve it.
Save That Map!! --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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