Box AR00049

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This folder contains two reprinted and laminated news clippings about Lt. Merrill Dewan’s service in the Army Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific.

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This folder contains an audio recording of Ed Fogarty, a navigator with the 22nd Bombardment Group, sharing a story about a bombing mission over Rabaul, New Guinea.

Scope and Contents This folder contains two memo journals by First Class Fire Controlman Stiefel. The first journal is a daily account with brief descriptions from February 1945 to October 1945. The second journal provides a short daily account of Machinist Mate Third Class Russell Willinger’s time aboard the USS West Virginia from December 1943 to December 1945. Additionally, this folder contains a satisfactory service card, a brief note on locations and materials, an article by Ernie Pyle, a torn page from a...

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This folder contains a list of names and addresses for creating sympathy cards, a photocopy of the same sympathy card list of names, two U.S.N.P.D.C. mess hall passes, and two Navy Personnel Center general detail liberty passes awarded to First Class Fire Controlman Earl M. Stiefel.

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This folder contains articles from Our Navy, National Geographic, and All Hands. The articles featured within this folder have been removed from these magazines. Most of these articles center around the United States’ advancement to Japan, photographs of sailors operating their battle stations, the Navy fighting throughout the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, and a special look at naval vessels.

Scope and Contents This folder contains a booklet with the general plans and blueprints for the USS West Virginia (BB-48), a subpoena and summons for First Class E. M. Stiefel on board the USS West Virginia to report for three charges, two newsletters from the USS West Virginia, a USS Virginia Navy Day pamphlet, and a document on the history of the USS West Virginia. Additionally, this folder contains two bound books titled “The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet” and “U.S.S. West Virginia Crosses the...

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This folder contains a letter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania written on a half-sheet awarding a check for the recipients military service, a letter from the U.S. Naval Personnel Separation Center addressed to Earl Malcolm Stiefel, Earl Malcolm Stiefel’s selective service card to report for physical examination in New Castle, Pennsylvania, an envelope from the USS West Virginia, and two magazine articles from an unknown publication.