Allen S. Eskind WWII Papers, 1942-1946.

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Allen S. Eskind WWII Papers, 1942-1946.

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Includes Eskind's World War II journal, official correspondence related to his U.S. Navy service, a newspaper article and a photograph, and a yearbook, the 1942 Sideboy, published by the ninth class of the United States Naval Reserve's Midshipmen's School in New York City.

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Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library

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Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library

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Vanderbilt University.

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Eskind, Allen S., 1921-

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Allen Stanley Eskind, a lifelong resident of Nashville, Tenn., was born on Apr. 8, 1921, and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1942. He was enlisted in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1947. He served as a Navigation Officer on board the USS LCI(D) 227 and attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He made a tour of duty in the South Pacific, serving in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Brisbane, Australia. From the description of Allen S. Eskind WWII Papers, 1942-1946. (Vanderbilt Un...

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...

United States. Naval Reserve. Midshipmen's School

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