Papers, 1900-1950.

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Papers, 1900-1950.

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The biographical data includes BMC Biel's enlistment and service record. His service certificate begins in 1990 and continues until his placement on the retirement list in 1922. The correspondence in the collection relates to his duty stations and includes recommendations that he is competent for the position of Chief Boatswain's Mate. There is also correspondence from 1947 documenting BMC Biel's desire to correct his name in the official Navy records. Printed material includes a pamphlet in German, newspaper clippings, an issue of "The Sapper," Bureau of Navigation Rates of Pay and Allowances for Enlisted Men, and an issue of "The Retired Men's News." There is also a map showing the cruise of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet around the world, ca. 1909.

0.25 cubic ft.

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7615471

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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Biel, John A.

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Chief Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. From the description of Papers, 1900-1950. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 49908188 ...

Louisiana (Battleship)

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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...