Papers, 1935-1997.

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Papers, 1935-1997.

Most of the collection consists of personal and general correspondence, 1943-1997, with letters to his family and the Naval Airship Association. The collection includes a file on the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1935, booklets on the Naval Airship Association, and Eppes' certificates, awards and photographs.

2 linear ft.; 10.5 x 5 x 12 in.

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Eppes, Marion H., 1912-2001.

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Captain Marion H. Eppes was born in 1912 in Lineville, Alabama. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935. He trained as a naval aviator in airships, and during WWII he served in USS Chester. He was navigator in USS Intrepid off the coast of Japan, 1944-1946. Eppes was on the staff of the General Line School, Newport, RI from 1947-1950, and assistant naval attacheĢ for air, Athens, Greece, 1950-1952. He was CO, Naval Station Midway in 1954. He retired from the Navy in 1961 and earned a ma...

Naval Airship Association.

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United States Naval Academy

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Taffinder was born on March 18, 1884, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906, attained the rank of Vice Admiral, retired from the Navy in 1947, and died in 1965. From the description of Diploma, June 14, 1906. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 704931343 Founded in 1845, the United States Naval Academy trains students in a four-year Officer Development Program, preparing them for assignments as midshipmen after graduation. The courses focus on moral...