THIS LOT HAS BEEN SOLD.
DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, Etc.
belonging to a U.S. Navy gunner
who served
from the late 1930s to mid-1950s
Service record folder [Officer's Qualification Record Jacket to Accompany each
Officer below the Rank of Captain when Reporting to any Permanent Duty Station or
to any Naval Training School], covering dates of serv ice from 1944 to 1954, about
45 documents. All but two documents dated postwar. Included is an affadavit
describing gunner's war record, including service at Pearl Harbor during the
Japanese attack, the Salamaua-Lae Raid 10 March 1942, Coral Sea engagement
4-8 May 1942, Capture & Defense of Guadalcanal 10 Aug 1942 to 8 Feb 1943;
Consolidation of Southern Solomons from 8 Feb 1943 to 15 March 1945; Palau from
6 Sept to 14 Oct 1944. Other documents & cards include: certified diploma Navy
Special Weapons School, Fleet Training Center, Norfolk (1953)~ Diploma & several
cards, Ancient Order of the Deep~ Neptune Certificate~ U.S. Forces, Japan, Identification Card~ Fleet Officers' Club membership card~ 1936 Individual Liquor Permit~ Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Subsistence Stores card~ Boston Naval Shipyard Security Pass. Other items indlude whistle~ shoulder board with stripes & Gunner insignia~ a large stack of snapshots from service on carriers
(incl. Saratoga) and ports of call around the globe~ envelope & aluminum tube of
undeveloped film~ Christmas cards from carriers Wasp & Siboney (showing pictures
of the carriers on the cards). Various personal items. Priced as lot only.
$250.00
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