Percy Wright Foote papers, 1905-1961 [manuscript].

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Percy Wright Foote papers, 1905-1961 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23186419

Letters of commendation, writings, clippings, photographs, and other items, chiefly relating to Foote's activities in European waters during World War I. This collection is particularly rich in photographs relating to Foote's career in the Navy.

600 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Foote, Percy Wright, 1879-1961

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Career naval officer; aide to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 1918-1921; commander of the U.S.S. "Arkansas," 1931-1933; senior inspector of shipyards in four states during World War II. Foote is best known for his heroic command of the U.S.S. "President Lincoln," which was torpedoed in 1918. From the description of Percy Wright Foote papers, 1905-1961 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23186419 Percy Wright Foote was born 13 August 1879 in Roaring River, ...

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...