Samuel Tunnell letters 1941-1943 Tunnell, Samuel letters

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Samuel Tunnell letters 1941-1943 Tunnell, Samuel letters

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This collection is made up of 48 letters that Samuel Rhea Tunnell wrote to his family while serving in the United States Navy during World War II. Tunnell discussed his training, his experiences in Hawaii, and family news.

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William L. Clements Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6392087

William L. Clements Library

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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...

Thomasson family

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Samuel Rhea Tunnell was born in Missouri on November 4, 1922, the son of Lennie Tunnell. He had one sister, Mary. After the death of his father, Tunnell lived with his mother and sister in Monterey, California, where they managed a camp with Joseph Thomasson. Samuel R. Tunnell enlisted in the United States Navy on December 15, 1941, and attended basic training at the United States Naval Training Station in San Diego, California. On January 18, 1942, he joined the crew of the Keosanq...

Tunnell, Samuel Rhea, 1922-2003

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Keosanqua (Tugboat)

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United States. Naval Training Station (San Diego, Calif.)

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