Collection	Winnebago County Historical Commission
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of Douglas J. O'Toole.
Event	World War II
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Bust view of Radioman 3rd Class Douglas J. O'Toole. He is wearing a dark blue Navy jumper and white cap. Douglas J. O'Toole was from North Fond du Lac, WI. In 1937 he won a local YMCA boxing tournament in the 135 pound class. He entered the US Navy in 1938 and became a radio operator. He was serving on the aircraft carrier USS Langley (America's first aircraft carrier), when it was attacked by the Japanese aircraft near Java on February 22, 1942. The ship was struck by several bombs, disabled, and scuttled. O'Toole was killed in this action.
Object ID	P2005.20.15
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	O'Toole, Douglas J.
Print size	3.25" x 5"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Male World War II Sailors United States Navy Ships Shipwrecks Pacific Theater of Operations Casualties Aircraft carriers
Title	Douglas J. O'Toole
Year Range from	1938
Year range to	1945

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