Harry Pence Papers, 1893-1976

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Harry Pence Papers, 1893-1976

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Papers of Captain Harry Langley Pence, U.S. Naval Academy graduate (1906), career United States Navy officer (1902-1945), and Red Cross administrator (1945-1946). Pence served as a gunnery officer aboard numerous warships before assuming command of the U.S.S. McFarland (1921-1924); held diplomatic posts including port officer in Trieste (1919) and acting naval attache in London (1920-1921); graduated from the U.S. Naval War College (1925) and subsequently became an instructor (1925-1927; 1934-1937); and served as a member of the General Board (1941-1944). Pence's final assignment was as a member of the Joint Post War Committee (which evolved into the Joint Chiefs of Staff) as a senior member of the Subcommittee on Far Eastern Affairs (1944-1945). Pence also served as a founding member of the joint military program designated as Civil Affairs (1943-1944), After retiring from the Navy, Pence served one year with the American Red Cross Relief Program for Prisoners of War in the Far East. The papers contain communiques, typescripts, correspondence, diaries, memorabilia, memorandums, orders, photographs, reports, reprints, and scrapbooks. The collection is arranged in nine series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) MILITARY DUTY POSTS, 3) RED CROSS, 4) DIARIES, 5) PHOTOGRAPHS, 6) MAPS, 7) SCRAPBOOKS, 8) CORRESPONDENCE, and 9) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS.

14.40 linear feet; (28 archive boxes and 34 oversized folders)

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University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.

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American National Red Cross

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American charitable organization. From the description of American National Red Cross records, 1906-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867267 Historical Note The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principals of the International Red Cross Movement. The Federal Charter states it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizat...

Pence, Harry L.

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Biography Harry Langley Pence was born on September 23, 1882, in Sardina, Ohio. Pence graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1901, attended the Ohio State University (1901-1902) and graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a bachelor of science degree in 1906. Following his graduation from the Naval Academy, Pence spent the majority of his shipboard assignments serving as either a gunnery officer, executive officer or ...