Ernest W. Peterkin Papers 1946-1992 (bulk 1946)

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Ernest W. Peterkin Papers 1946-1992 (bulk 1946)

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Naval officer and engineer. Correspondence, journal, writings, notebook, orders, photoreproduction of sketchbook, and other papers kept by Peterkin relating to Operation Crossroads, the nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands.

400 items; 1 container; 0.4 linear feet

eng,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356531

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Peterkin, Ernest W.

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Naval officer and engineer. Born 1920; died 1995. From the description of Ernest W. Peterkin papers, 1946-1992 (bulk 1946). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983780 Ernest Wilson Peterkin was born in Enfield Wash, England to American parents. He was raised first in the Boston area, and then Detroit. Peterkin was a graduate of the Lawrence Institute of Technology (in Detroit) and the University of Maryland. During World War II Peterkin served in the Navy and conti...