San Pedro, Calif.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Monte Allen U.S.S. Kwajalein collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 16.0019
Scope and Contents
The Monte Allen U.S.S. Kwajalein (CVE-98) collection contains comprehensive records pertaining to officially recorded, declassified daily life aboard the Casablanca Class Escort Carrier U.S.S. Kwajalein, an aircraft carrier, as well as various visual and auditory artifact materials relating to the work and lives of its crewmen. The collection specifically regards the life of U.S. Navy sailor Monte Allen, information he was able to preserve, and the first-hand observations he deemed important. Allen authored the collection himself. The collection contains detailed photocopies of and notes on ship records, including war diaries, daily logs, muster rolls, and reports of changes...
Dates:
1944-2009; Other: Majority of material found within 1945; Other: Date acquired: 2016-08-03; Other: Date accessioned: 2020-05-13
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
Francis B. Crews collection
Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2003 Box 2 (03.0030-03.0050), Folder: 03.0043 - Folder 1
Identifier: 03.0043
Content Description
This collection pertains to Francis Bryant Crews, who served as a Boatswain's Mate for the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. This collections contains various photographs, a two-page manuscript, and a Veteran's Questionnaire. The manuscript details Crews' duties minesweeping and assisting the Navy Photographer on and around the island of Iwo Jima. The photographs included were taken by the Navy Photographer.
Dates:
1942-1945; Other: Accessioned: 2002-10-16
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
