San Diego (Cruiser : CL-53)
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Morton Levine papers
This collection is comprised of a wartime memoir, entitled "Set Condition One," written by Morton Levine. Levine was a U.S. Navy sailor who served on the USS San Diego (CL-53) during World War II. Other documents include two editions of the Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin from May and June 1945, as well as research documents about USS San Diego and Atlanta-class cruisers in World War II.
Morton Levin personal narrative, 1943-1946
Typescript memoir entitled "Set Condition One" by Storekeeper Morton Levine on USS San Diego during WWII. In the memoir, Levine recollects his crew's participation in many invasions and battles in the South Pacific theatre. These include the U.S. invasion and occupation of the Marshall Islands, Truk Lagoon, the Philippines, and Pearl Harbor. He also shares his longing to return home, thoughts of loneliness and desolation while at sea, and hope that the war would ensure longlasting peace.
TF 38(33): U.S.S. SAN DIEGO (CL-53) action report, 1944 Nov 11
Photocopy of the actions taken by the U.S.S. San Diego for the period of 1-27 October 1944.
U.S.S. San Diego research materials, 1998 and undated
Research documents pertaining to the USS
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