Papers, 1944-1945.

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Papers, 1944-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53034154

This is the collection of personal and official papers relating to John M. Maury's naval service as Assistant United States Naval Attaché in Murmansk, USSR. The majority of the collection spans his assignment in Murmansk in 1944 and 1945. Materials include orders, endorsements, duty assignments, citations, a passport, journal entries, personal and official correspondence, intelligence reports, correspondence of and dispatches from Rear Admiral S.B. Frankel, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and photographs. Also included are source materials and an incomplete outline for a project under contract for the Naval War College.

1 cubic ft.

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7663373

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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Maury, John M.

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Major John M. Maury, USMCR, was originally ordered to Moscow on 10 December 1943 as Assistant U.S. Naval Attaché. His orders subsequently changed his duty assignment to Murmansk, where he arrived on 29 February 1944. Maury was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel shortly after his arrival. As Assistant Naval Attaché and Assistant Naval Attaché for Air, Maury performed the duties of military liaison, intelligence gatherer, and legal counsel as well as War Shipping Administration Representative. Maur...