William Banks Caperton Papers 1873-1939

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William Banks Caperton Papers 1873-1939

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United States Navy officer. Correspondence, largely with William Shepherd Benson, reports, orders to duty, and newspaper clippings, chiefly relating to Caperton's naval career, particularly his command of the cruiser squadron, Atlantic Fleet, detailed in 1915-1916 to restore order in Haiti.

1,100 items; 5 containers plus 7 oversize; 2.8 linear feet

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet

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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...

Caperton, William Banks, 1855-1941

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Naval officer. From the description of Papers of William Banks Caperton, 1873-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84163530 ...

Benson, William Shepherd, 1855-1932

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William Shepherd Benson (1855-1932) was the first Chief of Naval Operations, serving from May 11, 1915 to September 25, 1919. From the description of Benson, William Shepherd, 1855-1932 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10569386 U.S. naval officer and public official. From the description of William Shepherd Benson papers, circa 1791-1952 (bulk 1915-1928). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981098 Epithet: US admiral Br...