Korean War, 1950-1953--Naval operations, American.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
James F. Griffin Letters
Collection
Identifier: SC 01057
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1951, of Lieutenant James F. Griffin of the United States Navy sent to his wife. He seems to be a Navy airman who is stationed in England and he complains about the way is squadron is being run.
Dates:
1951
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Carl Laskey Letters
Collection
Identifier: SC 00014
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three letters written by Carl Laskey of the U.S. Navy while aboard the USS Pickaway in the Pacific during the Korean War. Two of the letters are addressed to the Harner family in Lancaster, Ohio. The other is addressed to his wife, Anne, in San Diego, California. Laskey wrote about life at sea, as the Pickaway traveled past Japan to bring troops to Korea. The letters are handwritten and are included with their original envelopes. An addition to the collection is...
Dates:
1951
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Walter F. Wescott Diary
Collection
Identifier: SC 00225
Scope and Contents
Contains the diary of Walter F. Wescott while stationed on board the USS Comstock (LSD-19) during the Korean War. In the diary, Wescott give a day-by-day account of a deployment during the Korean war (198 days total). Wescott gave detailed accounts of significant events during the Korean War to include, but not limited to: LSD-19's entrance into mine squadron 3, USS Chief shelling on the USS Grapple, Typhoon Karen (1952), sinking of the USS Sarsi, enemy fire at LSD-19 and other naval...
Dates:
1952-1954
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center