Box AR00037

Scope and Contents This folder contains 17 issues of the daily newsletter, “The Queen’s Daily News” from July to October 1945. Notable headlines among these daily newsletters include “Russia Joins Allies Against Japanese”, “Peace Bid”, and “The Sun Has Set”. Comic strips from notable series such as Male Call, Li’L Abner, Joe Palooka, Mickey Finn, Donald Duck, Dick Tracy, Terry, Blondie, Red Ryder, Alley Oop, The Wolf, Out Our Way, Side Glances, and Believe It or Not are featured in many of these daily...

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This folder contains historical background information on the battleship, the USS New Mexico (BB-40); a letter from Lieutenant H. J. Gimpel on the approval of providing information on navy vessels; a report on the total number of miles traveled by the USS New Mexico; a thanksgiving menu from 1944; two newspaper clippings on the installation of replacement guns; and a letter from the publisher of Time Magazine on the death of William Henry Chickering.

Scope and Contents Color scans of pages a United States Sailor’s “Log and Diary” from June 23, 1944, to January 17, 1946. These photocopied journal pages provide brief entries on a semi-frequent basis on the events that occurred throughout the Asiatic-Pacific theatre. These events include Japanese suicide attacks, submarine encounters, arrival at major islands such as Iwo Jima or Okinawa, V-J Day, and the sailor’s eventual discharge from the United States Navy. Additionally, these journal pages mention...

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Photograph of Lt. Fred Edward Holt smiling at the camera while observing printed aerial observation photographs with a magnification tool.

Abstract

The John Neal Carter Papers center around 39 issues of The Queen’s Daily News, a daily newsletter published for the United States battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40). Supplemental materials included in this collection includes religious documents from the USS New Mexico (BB-40), background information on the USS New Mexico (BB-40), correspondence, newspaper clippings collected by Carter, and a black-and-white photograph.

Scope and Contents This folder contains ten issues of the daily newsletter, “The Queen’s Daily News” from January to April 1945. All issues of these daily newsletters include daily comic strips with notable titles such as Male Call, Li’L Abner, Joe Palooka, Mickey Finn, Donald Duck, Dick Tracy, Terry, Blondie, Red Ryder, Alley Oop, The Wolf, Out Our Way, Side Glances, and Believe It or Not. Notable headlines among these daily newsletters include “Red Army Nears Berlin”, “Manila Liberated”, “Allies Cut Germany...

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US Naval Dispatch from the headquarters of the US Army 77th Infantry Division to the USS Mississippi, informing the naval vessel that Shuri Castle has been captured. The communique invites the captain of the USS Mississippi to Shuri castle in one week to inspect the area bombarded by the 14-inch guns.

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This folder contains 18 scrapbook pages with photos mounted on both the front and back of each page. Photos in this folder focus on topics such as American aviators during while in-between missions, American bomber nose art, soldiers in the process of being trained, and the occupation of Leyte, the Philippines, and Japan.

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This folder holds 10 scrapbook pages, each with photos and postcards affixed to both the front and back. These pages feature imagery of Japanese men and women dressed in Western suits and kimonos, postcards from a Japanese naval museum, postcards depicting Japanese illustrations of various locations across Japan, a postcard from the Alvarado Hotel, Japanese fishermen casting off rocky shorelines, and photos of Mt. Fuji.

Scope and Contents This folder contains photos, a newspaper clipping, and a form identifying the awards earned by Joseph Storenski’s during his service with the Army Air Force. Photos depict the Japanese delegation signing the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri, images of Japanese districts before and after Allied bombing, a Japanese katana, and aerial photographs of various locations throughout Japan. The newspaper clipping is from the Houston Chronicle on the transfer of the USS Missouri from...