Papers, 1930-1988.

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Papers, 1930-1988.

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This collection contains copies of official documents, clippings, and some personal correspondence regarding Lieutenant William O. Needham. Included are documents relating to his training, duty assignments, promotions, summaries of his service, clippings about the crash in which Lieutenant Needham died and two quarterly reports from Anacostia Naval Air Station for 1945.

0.2 cubic ft.

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7672637

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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Needham, William

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William O. Needham was born on 20 July 1911 in Ivor, Virginia. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the Navy and attended basic training at Hampton Roads Naval Training Station in Virginia. In April 1932, he completed the Bureau of Navigation's Aviation Machinist's Mate training course and began two years of service on USS Memphis. After completing training, he was designated a Naval Aviation Pilot and departed Pensacola in May 1937. Needham spent nearly four years with various patrol squadrons, ser...

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...