The Pointer
The Pointer
Newsletters from the US Navy Armed Guard. The original, “The Pointer,” newsletter was published bi-weekly at the Armed Guard Center, located in Brooklyn, NY. The United States Navy Armed Guard World War II Veterans Association adopted the name “The Pointer” as the name for its WWII Veterans newsletter publication.
The Pointer “VETERANS Version”
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| 1988 |
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April 1988 |
Original World War II The Pointer
During World War II, the Brooklyn Armed Guard Center published a biweekly newspaper that was named The Pointer. This website has copies of several issues of the wartime publication, as follows:
| 1943 | Status |
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Complete |
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3 September 1943
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Missing |
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17 September 1943
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Missing |
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1 October 1943
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Missing |
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15 October 1943
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Missing |
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Partial NOT Complete |
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12 November 1943 |
Missing |
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26 November 1943 |
Missing |
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10 December 1943 |
Missing |
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Complete |
| 1944 | Status |
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Complete |
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Complete |
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4 February 1944
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Missing |
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18 February 1944
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Missing |
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3 March 1944
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Missing |
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17 March 1944
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Missing |
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31 March 1944
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Missing |
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Complete |
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28 April 1944 |
Missing |
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12 May 1944
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Missing |
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26 May 1944
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Missing |
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9 June 1944 |
Missing |
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23 June 1944 |
Missing |
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Partial NOT Complete
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Partial NOT Complete
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4 August 1944
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Missing |
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18 August 1944
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Missing |
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01 September 1944
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Missing |
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Complete |
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Complete |
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13 October 1944
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Missing |
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Complete |
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Partial NOT Complete
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18 November 1944 |
Missing |
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Partial NOT Complete
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Partial NOT Complete
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22 December 1944 |
Missing |
| 1945 | Status |
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5 January 1945 |
Missing |
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Complete |
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02 February 1945
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Missing |
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16 February 1945
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Missing |
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02 March 1945
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Missing |
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16 March 1945
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Missing |
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Complete |
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Complete |
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Complete |
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Complete |
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25 May 1945
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Missing |
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Complete |
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22 June 1945 |
Missing |
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Partial NOT Complete
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20 July 1945 |
Missing |
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03 August 1945
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Missing |
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17 August 1945
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Missing |
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31 August 1945
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Missing |
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14 September 1945
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Missing |
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28 September 1945
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Missing |
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Partial NOT Complete
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