Box AR00037

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The Francis Derringer Collection contains a newspaper clipping from the Pittsburgh Press, June 28, 1945, titled “Sadness Follows Happiness For Family of Interned GI: Neighbor Brings Word Japs Had Him, Then Wire Advises He Was Drowned.” This article explains how Pvt. Francis Derringer’s family became aware of his death.

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The Bluejackets’ Manual United States Navy. 1940. Tenth Edition. United States Naval Institute Annapolis, Maryland, 1940. Copyright 1938, 1939, 1940 by U.S. Naval Institute Annapolis, Maryland. Total number of pages: xi, 784 pages. Signed on the front and rear free endpaper, “Warren Edmund Hill”.

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Contains 32 black-and-white photographs taken from the USS White Plains (CVE-66) during the battle of Leyte and the United States’ campaign in the Philippines. A large portion of these materials focuses on the sinking of the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) and the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73). Additional photos include wide-angle photographs of the USS White Plains and the Japanese kamikaze attacks on United States Navy ships.

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Contains one black pocket-sized address booklet and one small four-page leaflet. The black pocket-sized address book has taped transparent edges. Within this pocket booklet are 45 names, their addresses, including city, state, and zip code, and their telephone number, if available. The small pamphlet was placed inside the address book and describes a meeting for the National Exchange Club in August 1957. The meeting’s key speaker is the District Attorney Les Procter.

Scope and Contents Two publications from Steck’s Service and from Time Weekly Newsmagazine. The first of these is a Steck’s Service Salute newsletter issue number 49 from December 13, 1944. This newsletter is a semi-monthly newsletter published by Steck employees on those currently serving their country in the armed forces. The Time Weekly Newsmagazine Pacific Pony Edition Volume XLVI Number 19 issued on November 6, 1944. The front cover of this special edition has a black-and-white illustration of President...

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This folder contains a total of 6 black-and-white photographs with two photos printed on each sheet of paper. The photograph subject matter includes Ed Wysocki the chief commissary Stewart of the USS White Plains (CVE-66), the unloading of cargo at the Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, and a look at different sections of the Casablanca-class carrier USS White Plains (CVE-66).

Scope and Contents This folder contains a pamphlet on the benefits of joining the United States Naval Reserve and an official US Navy photography envelope. The pamphlet features a message from US Navy Fleet Admiral E.J. King, Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, the potential benefits of joining the US Naval Reserves, the need for the Naval Reserves, and its newly defined organization. All materials within this folder and Hammond’s War Map located in flat file storage were originally housed within the US Navy...

Scope and Contents This folder contains three documents and a tan folder with a light beige cloth binding. A half-sheet communique from the commander-in-chief of the United States Fleet and Chief Admiral Chester Nimitz welcoming six US naval vessels into Pearl Harbor, a date log for the USS White Plains (CVE-66) since leaving the port of San Diego from April 24, 1944, to February 5, 1946, and an extra edition of The Daily Plainsman announcing the surrender of the Japanese Empire to allied forces. These...

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This folder contains one certificate of recognition from the office of the president, Harry Truman, to James William Cockrell. The body of the certificate thanks James W. Cockrell for his service during World War Two.

Scope and Contents This folder contains publications originally housed within a dark brown folder with gold lettering that reads, “Instruction Book Wright Cyclone 14 Aircraft Engines”. Material within this folder include an analysis titled Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, a poem titled Ain’t It Truth by Tony Rego, four comic strips of the comic Blondie, a half-sheet on the Admiralty Islands, seven issues of the USS White Plains (CVE-66) Plan of the Day, and four issues of The Daily Plainsman newsletter...