Papers, 1941-1969.

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Papers, 1941-1969.

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This collection contains personal and official papers of Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey. Much of material relates to the Seventh Amphibious Force, and contains both wartime documents and recollections of veterans who served under Barbey. Series I, Correspondence, contains both incoming and outgoing mail. Most was written after the war and was used by Barbey in the preparation of his book MacArthur's Amphibious Navy. Series II, Action Reports, contains wartime reports written by Task Forces, Task Groups, and individual ships. There is a large body of reports from the Seventh Amphibious Force on specific landing operations. In Series III, Operations Plans, are plans and orders developed during World War II. Series IV, Subject Files, contains files kept by Barbey on various topics. Subjects include individual ships and personnel, specific countries and Pacific locations, and general topics such as amphibious warfare. Series V, War Diaries, contains war diaries for the Seventh Amphibious Force and ships that participated in various Pacific operations. In Series VI, Publications, are miscellaneous published items collected by Barbey. Series VII, Mosher Files, contains material from the files of Captain John S. Mosher, Intelligence Officer for the Seventh Amphibious Force from February 1943 to June 1944. Series VIII, Photographs, contains aerial photographs of Pacific islands. Series IX, Commendations and Decorations, contains index cards listing information on personnel and ships of the Seventh Amphibious Force. Series X, Ships' Location Cards, contains cards for individual ships attached to the Seventh Amphibious Force listing their locations on specific dates. The final series, Series XI, contains maps of Pacific ocean areas and islands.

21.75 cubic ft.

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7615473

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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Barbey, Daniel E.

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Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. Daniel Edward Barbey graduated from the Naval Academy in 1912. He served on cruisers and destroyers in the years before World War I, and in January 1919 was assigned to the Naval Base at Cardiff, Wales. He served at U.S. Naval Headquarters in London and later was Naval Port Officer, Constantinople, Turkey and as an aide on the staff of Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, Commander U.S. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters and High Commissioner to Turkey....

Mosher, J. S. (John S.)

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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...