Papers, 1941-1990.

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Papers, 1941-1990.

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Chiefly consists of military and legal records of Waltrip which he compiled, entitled "Notes and Papers from the Personal Files of Commander Furman D. Waltrip, USN, Ret. Concerning the Seizure of the German Motor Ship 'Odenwald' by Officer and Crews of 'USS Omaha' and 'USS Somers' November 6, 1941."

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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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Waltrip, Furman D. (Furman Dorwin), 1912-1995

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Furman Dorwin Waltrip, a career naval officer, was born in Converse, S.C., in 1912. He died at Summerville, S.C., and is buried in the Beaufort National Cemetery (Beaufort, S.C.). Waltrip was serving as a machinist on the U.S. Navy cruiser Omaha in Nov. 1941 when the Omaha and the U.S. destroyer Somers were on patrol in neutral waters off the coast of Brazil. The ships encountered a merchant vessel displaying American colors and the name "Willmoto, Philadelphia." After being hailed, the Willmoto...

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