William G. Lee papers, 1891-1940.

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William G. Lee papers, 1891-1940.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/157010747

This collection consists of the papers of William G. Lee. Included in these papers are two commissions as Inspector of Hulls for steam vessels, a citation from the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department presenting the Congressional life-saving medal and outlining Lee's career, correspondence, and clippings. In the correspondence are telegrams of condolence and a letter from Thomas Gamble, the Mayor of Savannah, to Mr. and Mrs. E. Kenneth Baker on the death of Captain Lee and a letter from Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation regarding the launch of the S.S. William G. Lee in 1944. Also included in this collection are a tintype of Captain Lee as a small boy and a photograph of him as a grown man.

3 folders (.15 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6902800

Georgia Historical Society

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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...

Lee, William G., 1857-1940.

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William G. Lee (1857-1940) was born in Norfolk, Virginia. At the age of 18, he stowed away on a ship out of Norfolk. He eventually became a ship captain and later an inspector of hulls and steam vessels for the District of Savannah. During his career he saved 16 persons from drowning. From the description of William G. Lee papers, 1891-1940. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 157010747 William G. Lee (1857-1940) was born in Norfolk, Virginia. At the age of 18,...

Gamble, Thomas, 1868-1945

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Thomas Gamble (1868-1945) was a native of Virginia. He moved to Savannah, Georgia as a newspaper reporter and worked for several years as city editor of the Savannah Evening Press. Gamble acted as secretary to Savannah mayors Herman Myers, Richard J. Davant, William J. Pierpont, and Murray M. Stewart. Gamble served as mayor of Savannah from 1933 through 1937 and again from 1937 until his death in 1945. He was the author of several books, newspaper articles, and pamphlets on Savannah history, was...