Alvin Arthur Fahrner Papers, 1939-1952

Arizona (Battleship)

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The second Arizona (Battleship No. 39) was laid down on 16 March 1914 at the New York Navy Yard; launched on 19 June 1915; sponsored by Miss Esther Ross, daughter of a prominent Arizona pioneer citizen, Mr. W. W. Ross of Prescott, Arizona; and commissioned at her builder''s yard on 17 October 1916, Captain John D. McDonald in command. Arizona departed New York on 16 November 1918 for shakedown training off the Virginia capes and Newport, proceeding thence to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Returning no...

New Mexico (Battleship)

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Pennsylvania (Battleship)

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The third Pennsylvania (BB-38) was laid down 27 October 1913 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; launched 16 March 1915; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Kolb; and commissioned 12 June 1916, Capt. H. B. Wilson in command. Pennsylvania was attached to the Atlantic Fleet. On 12 October 1916 she became flagship of Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, when Admiral Henry T. Mayo shifted his flag from Wyoming to Pennsylvania. In January 1917, Pennsylv ania steamed f...

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

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East Carolina University

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East Carolina University is a doctoral-granting, publich research university located in Greenville, North Carolina. Founded March 8, 1907 as East Carolina Teachers Training School, East Carolina University (ECU) underwent a number of iterations before receiving unviersity status on June 29, 1967. ECU is made up of nine undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, and four professional schools, located primarily on two main campuses. Nicknamed, the Pirates, ECU is a member of the University of Nor...

California (Battleship : BB-44)

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Fahrner, Alvin Arthur, 1915-1994.

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Dr. Alvin Arthur Fahrner (1915-1994), a native of Farmville, Va., was a professor of history at East Carolina University from 1960 through 1981. Fahrner served upon the USS CALIFORNIA during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was an aide to Admiral Edward W. Hanson, and saw action in most of the major combined military operations in the Pacific, including the Marshall Islands, Saipan, the Marianas, and Iwo Jima. From the description of Alvin Arthur Fahrner papers, 1939-1952 [manusc...

Hanson, Edward W.

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