Kenneth Lee Sullivan : papers, 1941-1945.

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Kenneth Lee Sullivan : papers, 1941-1945.

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Collection includes three letters between Sullivan and his mother; documents relating to his posthumous purple heart; a history of the Astoria; a picture and negatives of Sullivan on leave, 1941 May-June; three posthumous certificates; a photocopy of Ed Taylor's diary, 1941 Dec. 7-1942 May 27; and photocopies of official notes, orders, and reports about the Astoria and the Pacific War.

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The Filson Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7605633

The Filson Historical Society

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Sullivan, Kenneth Lee, 1913-1944.

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Kenneth "Bud" Sullivan was a storekeeper, third class in the U.S. Navy who served on the U.S.S. Astoria during World War II. He was killed, 1944 Aug. 9, while in the Pacific. From the description of Kenneth Lee Sullivan : papers, 1941-1945. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49337066 ...

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...

Astoria (Cruiser : CA-34)

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