Box 24

Typed letter signed to Attorney Basil O'Connor, New York, regarding Navy recruiting practices and the administration of a variety of test for placement of recruits in service schools. He will refer the work of the Human Engineering laboratory to the officer in charge, Navy Recruiting, N.Y., for possible use by the Navy.

Personal reminiscence of the ship's first war cruise as flagship Commander Carrier Division 5, RADM J.J. Clark by John B. Harriman, Communications Watch Officer with account of operations in New Guinea, Palau, Caroline, Mariana and Bonin Islands, Saipan, China, lwo Jima and Okinawa, 1944-1945. Photograph of a navy brig in the South Pacific. n.d., n.p.

Personal reminiscence of service with Task Force 14, first U.S. Navy Task Force of WWII, November 10, 1941-December 19, 1941, that transported British Troops from Halifax, NS, to Capetown, SA, then made port stops at Bombay, India, Mombasa, Kenya, and Singapore, Malaysia. Gives an account of the trip, liberty, food, weather and news of early wartime attacks.

Personal reminiscence of service in the U.S. Navy, including recruitment and training at the Newport Naval Training Station in early months of 1941, service in USS Hornet at the Battle of the Marianas, an instance of friendly fire in USS Hornet and visit of Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan to USS Midway, 1950.

Autographed letter signed from USS Powhatan, Callao, Peru, to Admiral George F. Emmons apologizing for not spending the evening with him and wishing him well on his cruise. He hopes to be of service to him some day.

Mounted engraving from Harper’s Weekly of a shattered 9” Dahlgren gun at Fort Hindman, Arkansas.

Holograph order for reassignment of Commander F. W. Dickens, CO, USS Tallapoosa, Montevideo, Uruguay, South Atlantic Squadron. Annotation regarding expenses allowed and date of departure appear as well as signatures of Rear Admiral Gillis, Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy and Dickens.

Autographed letter signed Washington, D.C., to Captain George F. Emmons, Princeton, NJ., regarding his reporting to the New York Navy Yard for a physical exam prior to promotion.

Black and white photograph, 8" x 10" of meeting of newspaper reporters, SECNAV James Forrestal and naval officers regarding General Douglas MacArthur's strategy in the Leyte Gulf invasion in 1944 to attendees.

Photocopy of the Japanese account of their Philippine Campaign by Gasel. A photographic account with captions in Japanese and English translated by U.S. Intelligence. This item was found in a Manila warehouse. The original copy belonged to Fem Harrington Miles, a missionary.