[Dr. William B. Dunning collection]. 1898-1945.

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[Dr. William B. Dunning collection]. 1898-1945.

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The collection contains various items from Lieutenant William B. Dunning's service during the Spanish American War. The items within the collection all pertain to Lt. Dunning's service aboard the U.S.S. Yankee and span the years 1902-1945. The collection contains a uniform request from L.M. Little. The collection also contains an envelope addressed to Lt. Dunning from L.M. Little. The collection also contains two pamphlets from annual dinner of the U.S.S. Yankee. One pamphlet from the 25th Anniversary Dinner in 1923 and one from the 47th Anniversary Dinner in 1945 are present. Both pamphlets list members of the crew present, while the list from 1945 is significantly smaller. The final item in the collection is an envelope addressed to Lt. Dunning aboard the U.S.S. New Hampshire in the East River. The envelope is undated and does not state from whom it was sent.

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Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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Dunning, William B. (William Bailey), 1874-

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William B. Dunning was born on April 11, 1874 in New York City. He attended private and public schools in New York city as a child and in 1895 graduated from the New York College of Dentistry with his D.D.S. Dunning served with the 3rd Division and Headquarters, First Battalion, N.M., N.Y. for five years. He spent some of that time as signalman aboard the U.S.S. Yankee during the Spanish-American War. The crew of the U.S.S. Yankee, the First Naval Battalion of the State of New York, a volunteer ...