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William Sheffield oral history transcription, 2004

 Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 326
Scope and Contents

Sheffield, William, 1919-. Joined the Navy, 1941; Assigned to Communications Department, Washington, D.C.; Local Defense School; Subchaser Training Center, Miami, Fla.; Assigned to SC-1468, Miami; Duty in subchaser in the Caribbean; Quonset Point NAS, Anti-Submarine Development unit; Subchaser Training School; Fire Fighting School; Damage Control School; Executive Officer, US.S William M. Hobby; Discharged from the Navy, 1945; Naval Reserves, 1945-1954; Employment, Brown and Sharpe and plastics industry; Comments on the significance of the Navy for his life.

Dates: 2004
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of oral histories

Work along East side of Island, circa 1920

 Item — Box: 29, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series C- Item 100.5722
Scope and Contents

5x7 black and white photo of development of Torpedo storage, contract 3767, work along the east side of island

Dates: circa 1920
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series C. Navy: Narragansett Bay / Naval Torpedo Station: Gould Island / Torpedo storage and handling

Work group - Shop, circa 1938

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series C- Item 100.5346
Scope and Contents

5x8 black and white photo of shop workers, MT-27, at the Naval Torpedo station

Dates: circa 1938
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series C. Navy: Narragansett Bay / Naval Torpedo Station: Goat Island

Worker working in receiving, circa 1943

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series C- Item 100.5532
Scope and Contents

8x10 black and white photo showing female worker working in receiving at the Naval Torpedo station

Dates: circa 1943
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series C. Navy: Narragansett Bay / Naval Torpedo Station: Goat Island
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