Electrician's Mate 3rd Class John W. Parmer, U.S.N. Collection
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Joe Gibson at our private barracks.
Woods in front of a native house at Yonabru.
John Parmer in front of a native house at Yonabru.
Buster and Tahita our native adopted companion.
Sadie and Honico, our frequent friendly visitors.
Emmerson on a borrowed motorcycle.
John Parmer and Tahita our native adopted companion.
John Parmer in his daily attire, shoes without laces, socks and cut down pants.
U.S. Navy portrait of John W. Parmer.
Bunks on USS Rawlins APA-226. Mine was the top one.



USS California BB-44 band entertaining the men on USS Rawlins APA-226 off the Caroline Islands.
(All photos by Lt. Stewart P. Robinson, U.S.N.)
Courtesy of John W. Parmer, U.S.N.
MaritimeQuest is grateful to John for making this never before published collection available for digital preservation and publication. It adds a valuable insight to what it was like in the final days of the war in the Pacific. John W. Parmer served in the U.S. Navy from Dec. 4, 1944 until Feb. 9, 1946 in U.S. Naval Construction Battalions (Seebees) 24th NBC, 27th NBC and USN CBMU 630 Maintenance unit.

The majority of the photos in this collection were taken by Lt. Stewart P. Robinson, the unit chaplin, and were given to John. It is not known what became of Lt. Robinson after the war.

The majority of the photos were taken at and around Okinawa and is presented in the order of the caption list provided by John, there has been no attempt to put them in chronological order. Additional notes appear in yellow text below the photos.


John has written about his experiences and has allowed MaritimeQuest to make this available to the public in PDF format. Download it here: John's War Years.




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Page published July 25, 2012