Aaron Stanton Merrill papers, 1912-1948 [manuscript].

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Aaron Stanton Merrill papers, 1912-1948 [manuscript].

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Official and personal papers of Merrill of Natchez, Miss., who became a U.S. Navy officer in 1912 and retired as vice admiral in 1947, particularly concerned with his career in naval intelligence. The collection includes a diary and other papers related to his activities as an intelligence officer in Asia Minor, 1920-1921; papers in China, 1925- 1927; diary in Santiago, Chile, 1936-1938; World War II dispatches and battle orders; log book as commandant of the 8th Naval District, 1946-1947; other diaries; personal files, 1939-1947; and various other items.

About 3,600 items (4.0 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7125587

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United States. Navy. Naval District, 8th.

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Merrill, Aaron Stanton, 1890-1961

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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...