Frank A. Banks collection, 1936-1943.

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Frank A. Banks collection, 1936-1943.

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The collection consists of materials pertaining to Frank Andew Banks and his service in the United Staes Navy. Banks was in S Unit on the USS Arizona when the ship crossed the equator in 1936. A booklet, Neptune's domain: U.S.S. Arizona crosses the equator, May 20, 1936, commemorates the event. Banks was awarded a Purple Heart, posthumously. It, along with five other medals, is in the collection. Mr. Banks was on the U.S.S. Pensacola when it was torpedoed in November, 1942. He was presumed dead and a certificate, with Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential signature block, was issued to that effect on December 1, 1943.

1 folder, 1 oversized folder, 6 medals.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Arizona (Battleship)

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The second Arizona (Battleship No. 39) was laid down on 16 March 1914 at the New York Navy Yard; launched on 19 June 1915; sponsored by Miss Esther Ross, daughter of a prominent Arizona pioneer citizen, Mr. W. W. Ross of Prescott, Arizona; and commissioned at her builder''s yard on 17 October 1916, Captain John D. McDonald in command. Arizona departed New York on 16 November 1918 for shakedown training off the Virginia capes and Newport, proceeding thence to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Returning no...

Pensacola (Cruiser)

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Banks, Frank A., 1917-1943.

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Frank A. Banks was born in 1917 to John and Mabel Banks. As a child he lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. In January 1936, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was a Mess Attendant 3rd class on the U.S.S. Arizona when the ship crossed the equator in May of that year. During 1942, he participated in the Battle of Midway and the Guadalcanal Area campaign. Banks' ship, the U.S.S. Pensacola was torpedoed during a night surface engagement off Tassafaronga on November 29, 1942. The ship suffered massive dama...

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...