Records, 1975-1985.

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Records, 1975-1985.

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This collection contains files relating to Military Sealift Command's global operations, including the rescue of Asian refugees, the Mayaguez Incident, the Falklands War, and the invasion of Granada in Operation Urgent Fury. The files contain correspondence and memos, messages, news clippings, reports, and other miscellany.

1 cubic ft.

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7664370

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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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...

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During World War II, four separate government agencies controlled sea transportation. In 1949, the Military Sea Transportation Service, renamed Military Sealift Command in 1970, became the single managing agency for the Department of Defense's ocean transportation needs. The command assumed responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all military services as well as for other government agencies. From the description of Records, 1975-1985. (Navy Department Libra...