Letters, 1942-1945.

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Letters, 1942-1945.

Letters of Lt. Selden B. Bemus (U.S.N.R.) to his parents in Jamestown. Letters were written from training camp and U.S.S. Fayette and other vessels on which he served during World War II.

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Bemus, Selden B.

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Naval officer. From the description of Letters, 1942-1945. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155439434 ...

United States. Naval Reserve

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On Aug. 19, 1916, with the prospect of World War I looming, the Navy Reserve Force was formally organized. The first official U.S. Navy Reservists hunted enemy U-boats from the cockpits of biplanes. When World War II erupted on September 1, 1939, the Navy Reserve was ready. By the summer of 1941, virtually all of its members were serving on active duty, their numbers destined to swell when Japanese planes roared over Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Over the course of the ensuing four years, th...

Fayette (Ship)

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