Papers, 1926-1997.

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Papers, 1926-1997.

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The Papers of Captain Burnham C. McCaffree are a set of news clippings, message dispatches, photographs, and correspondence collected by the Captain and his son, Burnham C. McCaffree, Jr. The collection is organized in two series. Series I is a subject file. The folders are divided by subject, and arranged alphabetically. Among items of note are a report on the collision-damaged Wasp's return to New York by Captain McCaffree's son, materials from Wasp's recommissioning and the Wasp-Hobson collision. Series II, Oversize, contains a large photograph taken of Captain McCaffree's first aviation assignment, Fighter Squadron Five. The series also contains Captain McCaffree's scrapbook from his time as captain of USS Wasp and commanding officer, NAS Jacksonville. Series I includes a photocopy of the scrapbook for use by researchers.

0.75 cubic ft.

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7622989

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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