Philip H. Tobey Collection. 1943 - 1990. Sound Recordings of the Commissioning of the USS Iowa

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Philip H. Tobey Collection. 1943 - 1990. Sound Recordings of the Commissioning of the USS Iowa

1943

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1127102

This series consists of an audio recording of the commissioning ceremony on board the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) on February 22, 1943 at the New York Navy Yard. Remarks are heard by the following individuals: Captain John L. McCrea, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Governor of Iowa Bourke B. Hickenlooper, and Rear Admiral Edward J. Marquart, Commandant of the New York Navy Yard. The recordings also contain a Silver Star medal presentation to a petty officer for gallantry in the Philippine Islands at the time of the Japanese invasion in 1942. As the recording closes, the band can be heard as they played "Anchors Aweigh." The audio recording has an accompanying transcript.

5 audio disks

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National Archives at College Park

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Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox flanked by his assistant John O’Keefe walked into Roosevelt's White House study at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST announcing that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler...

McCrea, John L. (John Livingstone), 1891-1990

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1898-1984 (bulk 1914-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605226 John Livingstone McCrea (1891-) navy admiral, director of the White Housee Map Room, was a naval aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and 1943. From the description of McCrea, John L. (John Livingstone), 1891-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571574 Naval officer. From the descripti...

Hickenlooper, Bourke B. (Bourke Blakemore), 1896-1971

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569817 State of Iowa representative (1934-1937); lieutenant governor (1939-1942); governor (1943-1944); and U.S. senator (1945-1969). From the description of Bourke B. Hickenlooper papers, 1895-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70969252 Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) was ...

Tobey, Philip H., 1940-

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Tobey, Philip H., 1940-

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