John Elliott diary, 1943-1944.

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John Elliott diary, 1943-1944.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62794341

The John Elliott collection consists of a photocopy of the war diary which he kept from 1943 until 1944 on the battleship U.S.S. Pennsylvania.

.1 cubic ft. (1 envelope)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7870672

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Elliott, John, -2011

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John Elliott was a captain in the United States Marine Corps, and he was assigned to the U.S.S. Pennsylvania from 1943 to 1944. The battleship had been damaged at Pearl Harbor and then repaired. The Pennsylvania participated in the shore bombardment for the Aleution Island landings and many other island landings in the Pacific. The battleship was also one of the line that formed at the battle of Surigao Strait. Diaries were strictly forbidden throughout the military during wartime. F...

Pennsylvania (Battleship)

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The third Pennsylvania (BB-38) was laid down 27 October 1913 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; launched 16 March 1915; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Kolb; and commissioned 12 June 1916, Capt. H. B. Wilson in command. Pennsylvania was attached to the Atlantic Fleet. On 12 October 1916 she became flagship of Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, when Admiral Henry T. Mayo shifted his flag from Wyoming to Pennsylvania. In January 1917, Pennsylv ania steamed f...