Joseph T. Bannan papers
Scope and Contents
This collection follows Joseph T. Bannan as he served aboard the U.S.S. Panamint (AGC13). He was under the command of Admiral Arthur D. Struble. On this ship were photograph developers that obtained the picture of renowned wartime journalist, Ernie Pyle, lying dead on the island of Le Shima. Only two copies were ever made and the original was destroyed shortly after its creation to prevent a decline in American morale. This collection contains a photocopy of one of the original copies owned by Bannan.
Dates
- Created: 1944-1946
- Other: Date acquired: 09/12/2005
Creator
- Bannan, Joseph T., 1925-2002 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical or Historical Information
Joseph Bannan was born September 15, 1925, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He joined the Navy in June of 1943. He received 8 weeks of boot camp and 2 weeks of gunnery school in Newport, New Jersey. He served in Princeton, New Jersey and overseas in the Pacific and Japanese islands. He spent most of his time on the U.S.S. Panamint. He was discharged in May of 1946 in Lido Beach, New York. He passed away on December 28, 2012, at the age of 87.
Bannan was assigned to the U.S.S. Panamint in May 1945 after the death Ernie Pyle's death on April 18, 1945. A friend who worked in the photography section on the ship gave Bannan an original copy from the negative of Ernie Pyle's death photograph. Bannan subsequently donated his original copy to the Wright Museum of World War II, Wolfeboro, NH.
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Creator.
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Source of Acquisition
Joseph T. Bannan
Method of Acquisition
Donated.
Processing Information
Entered on 01/30/2018.
- Admirals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bronze Star Medal (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Panamint (Amphibious command ship)
- Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945
- Sasebo-shi (Japan) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Terror (Minelayer)
- Typhoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Navy
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Joseph T. Bannan papers
- Author
- Grant Cooper
- Date
- 01/30/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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