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Memoir of observer and participant in Operation Castle, the hydrogen bomb test, at Eniwetok Proving Ground in the Marshall Islands, 1954. Includes voyage in USS Curtis (AV-4) and return by air.

Memoir of the Fire Controlman entitled, "You're in the Navy Now" including service during World War II in USS PGM 27, a patrol gunboat in the Pacific at the Battle of Okinawa. Comments on the typhoon on September 1945 amd final days in the navy, his opinion on the war, race and ethnic relations, and youth in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Narrative account of his service in the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1976, first as enlisted, then as an officer, after graduation from Purdue University. Served in the Vietnam War in USS Midway in a flight squadron.

Memoir of an enlisted man who served in the U.S. Navy, 1938-1958, as an electronics technician. Comments on Pearl Harbor attack, the war in the Pacific, promotion to CPO, and subsequent duty stations in Europe and the Far East. Epilogue and copies of photographs.

Memoir of service during World War II as executive officer and commanding officer of amphibious ship USS LSM 311 in the Pacific. Includes sea trials, comments on landing ships, manning problems, the Philippine campaign, end of the war, the LSM in postwar operations, provisioning and replenishment, life on board, operational anecdotes and comments on religious service.

Typed and bound memoir of a bluejacket in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1904, entitled "Hedunit." Includes training at Newport Naval Training Station, in training ship USS Essex on European cruise, in USS Wabash, assigned to USS Wisconsin, launching of ship and meeting President McKinley, cruise to South America, Pacific Islands, and Japan where assigned to USS Wilmington, sailed to China, then transferred to USS Solace and return to United States for discharge. Train Ship to Cleveland, Ohio, and welcome home. Copies of ships in which he served and his ship models.

Typed letter signed, Washington, D.C. to George F. Seward, Esq., the New York State Chamber of Commerce declining an invitation to dinner for health reasons.

Typed letter signed, Washington, D.C. to Sereno S. Pratt, New York, regarding the New York State Chamber of Commerce's interest in obtaining permission from employers for members of the Naval Militia to take leave to participate in summer cruises.

Copy of a typed letter signed, Washington, D.C. to John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York, declining an invitation to a New York State Chamber of Commerce dinner.

Autographed letter signed to Doctor Gilman, USN, Berkeley, Calif., on his stationery thanking him for the loan of a book and for medication for his wife. He requests two more bottles of medication, if possible.