Biographical Material 1942-1997
Chapel Dedication Ceremony program 1944 July 2
Malaria and Epidemic Disease Control calendar page: "If You Don't Give a Darn About Yourself, Do It For Her," art by Frank Mack 1945 May
43rd U.S. Naval Construction Regiment Progress Report, Bolo Point, Okinawa. Project #2301 1945 September
Certificate of satisfactory service, United States Navy 1946 January 10
Script and notes for Seabee history video 1993-1994
Hand drawn Strategy, Tactics and Operations plan from boot camp [1943]
Ponam island: glossary of native words undated
Published Material 1942-1997
Reichenbach, Sidney. All you want to know about New Caledonia. Sydney: W.C. Penfold & Co. 1942 April
Special Service Division, United States Army. Pocket Guide to New Caledonia. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office 1943
A. M.: Daily Publication of U.S.S. Admiral H.T. Mayo 1945 September
Report by The Supreme Commander of the combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force 1944 June 6 - 1945 May 8 . Washington, D. C.: United States Government Printing Office 1945
U.S. Navy 71st Battalion [Yearbook] undated
Jensen, Lt. Oliver, United States Naval Reserve. Carrier War. New York: Pocket Books 1945
Building the Navy's Bases in WWII, Volume II. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office 1947
LIFE magazine, 7 issues 1943-1950
Tomasetti, Berard. Papua New Guinea Encore. Victoria, KS: St. Fidelis Friary, 1997
Clippings 1944-1992
"Pictures in Globe Charm Natives of South Seas Isles." Boston Globe. 1944 October 18
"War is Over at Last!" Boston Globe front page 1945 August 15
Newspaper clippings 1944-1992
Oversize newspaper clippings related to 78th Seabee Battalion 1944, 1991
3 War bond posters 1945
National Geographic Society. Pacific Ocean, Atlas plate 61. (1 : 36,432,000) 1962
Brooklyn Dodgers 1945
Correspondence to Edmon V. Adams from Branch Rickey, President of the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York 1945 May 23
Correspondence to Branch Rickey from Edmon V. Adams, Western Pacific 1945 July 5
Correspondence to Edmon V. Adams from R. T. Hall 1945 April 24
Sztucinski, Irene 1943-1945
Envelope labeled "Nat's wartime letters to Renie" with dried plant undated
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni, Camp Peary, Virginia 1943 January 31
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Emil Sztucinski, Italy 1943 April 24
V-mail to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1943 August 25
V-mail to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellanton 1943 August 25
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 April 3
V-mail to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 April 7
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 April 10
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 April 13
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 October 1
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 October 26
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 October 31
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 November 24
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 December 11
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 December 14
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 December 16
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1944 December 20
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 January 4
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 April 29
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 May 12
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 June 1
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 June 6
Envelope sent to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 June 28
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 July 2
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni, Ryukus 1945 August 3
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 August 7
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 August 11
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 August 21
Envelope sent to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 August 22
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 September 15
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 September 23
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 September 26
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 September 30
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni 1945 November 3
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni, written on v-mail paper 1945 November 5
Correspondence to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni, Western Pacific [1945]
New Caledonia photographic souvenir, to Irene Sztucinski from Nat Bellantoni undated
Artwork 1943-1945, 2012
Sketches 1943-1945
Sketchbook 1943-1944
Sketchbook 1943-1944
"Marine Cleans His Rifle" 1943 November 29
Charcoal sketch: "Bambi" mascot of 78th in New Caledonia 1945
Watercolors 1943-1945, 2012
List of watercolor titles and descriptions 2012 May
[Untitled watercolor], Noumea, New Caledonia 1943 August 22
"Countryside," painted in Noumea, New Caledonia 1943 [September]
"Of Peace and War," painted in Noumea, New Caledonia 1943 October
"Scuttlebutt," painted in Noumea, New Caledonia 1943
"Cathedral Square," painted in the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea 1944 June 24
"Target," painted aboard the USS J. Franklin Bell 1945
"Silent Convoy," painted aboard the USS J. Franklin Bell 1945
"Okinawa Burial Vault" [1945]
"Searchlights," painted in Okinawa 1945
"Pay day," painted in Okinawa 1945
Ink drawings 1943-1945
Cathedral Square 1944
Native mother nursing baby [1943-1945]
Paste-ups 1943-1945
Untitled (Seabee signaling V for Victory, section of the 78th Battalion Log page 89) 1945
Untitled (Golden Gate Bridge, section of the 78th Battalion Log page 89) 1945
Seabee logo [1943-1945]
Scratchboards 1943-1945
Untitled (Men in Bunks) [1943-1945]
Photographs 1943-1945
New Caledonia, Noumea, First tour 1943 July-December
Lay of the land. 62 black and white prints 1943
Lay of the land. 3 black and white prints 1943
Daily Life. 4 black and white prints 1943
Daily Life. 3 black and white prints 1943
Islanders. 13 black and white prints 1943
Recreation. 7 black and white prints 1943
Work. 6 black and white prints 1943
New Guinea 1943-1944
General. 3 black and white prints [1943-1944]
43 Langemak Bay, 2 black and white prints 1943 September 22-October 1
43 Langemak Bay, 1 black and white print 1944 March 28
Finshafen: Daily life. 13 black and white prints 1944
Finshafen: Daily life. 2 black and white prints 1944
Finshafen: Entertainment. 3 black and white prints 1944
Finshafen: Islanders. 22 black and white prints 1944
Finshafen: Islanders. 6 black and white prints 1944
Finshafen: Work. 18 black and white prints 1944
Finshafen: Work. 5 black and white prints 1944
Admiralty Islands 1944 March-December
Los Negros: Daily life. 8 black and white prints 1944
Los Negros: Daily life. 3 black and white prints 1944
Los Negros: Lay of the land. 8 black and white prints 1944
Los Negros: Work. 15 black and white prints 1944
Los Negros: Work. 9 black and white prints 1944
Manus: Daily life. 24 black and white prints 1944
Manus: Daily life. 3 black and white prints 1944
Manus: Entertainment. 5 black and white prints 1944
Manus: Lay of the land. 3 black and white prints 1944
Manus: Mt. Hood explosion. 3 black and white prints 1944
Manus: Portraits. 2 black and white prints 1944
Manus: Work. 12 black and white prints 1944
Manus: Work. 3 black and white prints 1944
Ponam: Cathedral Square. 8 black and white prints 1944
Ponam: Cathedral Square. 9 black and white prints 1944
Ponam: Daily life. 21 black and white prints 1944
Ponam: Daily life. 7 black and white prints 1944
Ponam: Islanders. 29 black and white prints 1944
Ponam: Islanders. 13 black and white prints 1944
Ponam: Recreation and special events. 4 black and white prints 1944
Ponam: Work. 8 black and white prints 1944
Ponam: Work. 11 black and white prints 1944
New Caledonia, Second Tour 1944-1945
Daily life. 11 black and white prints 1944
Daily life. 5 black and white prints 1944-1945
Daily life. 7 black and white prints 1944
Lay of the land. 25 black and white prints 1944
Recreation. 16 black and white prints 1944
Recreation. 6 black and white prints 1944
Work. 10 black and white prints 1944
Work. Third 78th Seabee Chapel. 5 black and white prints 1944-1945
Portraits. 7 black and white prints 1944-1945
Animal portraits. 3 black and white prints 1944-1945
Okinawa bound: aboard the USS Franklin Bell. 6 black and white prints 1945
Okinawa 1945
Daily life. 3 black and white prints 1945
End of the war. 17 black and white prints 1945
End of the war. 6 black and white prints 1945
Lay of the land, people. 22 black and white prints 1945
Lay of the land, people. 11 black and white prints 1945
Lay of the land, people. 1 black and white print 1945
Lay of the land, places and things. 19 black and white prints 1945
Lay of the land, places and things. 8 black and white prints 1945
Work. 8 black and white prints 1945
Project #2301 Bolo airfield, 2 black and white prints, aerial views [1940s]
Project #2301 Bolo airfield. 1 black and white print [1940s]
Photographs removed from correspondence, 6 black and white prints undated
Easter Blessings from Southwest Pacific, 78th Seabee Chapel. 2 postcards [1940s]
The Battalion Artist, 27 black and white prints depicting daily life in for the 78th Battalion [1940s]
The Battalion Artist, 8 black and white prints undated
Carvings, gourd, and spatula, 2 black and white prints of memorabilia undated
Carvings. 7 black and white prints undated
Carvings. 2 black and white prints undated
Islanders. 2 black and white prints [1940s]
Nose Art. 4 black and white photographs [1940s]
Undated portraits. 10 black and white prints [1940s]
Recreation. 16 black and white prints [1940s]
Work. 6 black and white photographs [1940s]
Photographs of paintings. 14 black and white prints undated
Photographs of paintings. 11 black and white prints undated
Port Hueneme: Seabees marching. 1 black and white print [1940s]
Paste-up Sheet 78th Battalion Log: Sing Sing: Native Boys in Festival Dance. 5 black and white prints on 1 paste-up sheet [1940s]
Photograph album, "Mass Art Days" circa 1939-1942, undated
Photographs [1 of 2] circa 1939-1945
Photographs [2 of 2] circa 1939-1942
Original album housing undated
Memories of the South Pacific, 78th U.S.N. Seabees, 2nd take, narrator Stephen Pree, Natale Bellantoni, 1 videocassette 1991 December 28
Interviews for Seabee 78th Documentary, Recorded 1992, Members of the 78th Battalion: Bellantone, Kelly, Roland, 1 videocassette 1992
"We Build We Fight, 50 Years of Navy Seabees," by Delaney Communications 1992
78th U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Natale Bellantoni: unedited interviews, 1 videocassette 1993
78th US Naval Construction battalion 1942-1945: Libertyville Great Lakes 78th Reunion, 1 videocassette 1993 October
Veteran's History Project, Sentry Hill, York, ME, 1 videocassette 2006 June 5
78th US Naval Construction Battalion 1942-1945, Commissioned 2/9/1943 Camp Peary, Virginia, 1 videocassette undated
Sound recordings regarding Merle Schall, pilot of PBY Catalina Black Cat which Natale painted in New Caledonia entitled "Final Journey," 2 audiocassettes undated
Embroidered handkercheif from Noumea circa 1940s