Papers, 1945-2005.

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Papers, 1945-2005.

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The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence regarding the Naval Airship Association, of which Kane was treasurer; letters to Captain Marion Eppes; and Navy course and training materials. Included are books and booklets on naval airships; directories of Naval Airship Association members; newsletters of the Navy League, St. Louis, Naval Airship Association and Lighter than Air Society; newspaper clippings, photographs of Kane; videotapes of blimps, dirigibles and Naval Airship Association reunions; and slides of blimps and airplanes.

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

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8136077

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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United States Naval Academy

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Kane, John C., 1922-2005.

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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...