Papers, 1939-1961.

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Papers, 1939-1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/756755966

The collection contains Hosmer's naval orders, correspondence, photographs of his naval career and the Harvard Columbus Expedition, certificates, aviation manuals, aviator's flight logs, published articles, books, and newspaper clippings.

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

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8142506

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Morison, Samuel Eliot

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Hosmer, Herbert B., 1913-1986.

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Herbert B. Hosmer was born in 1913. He was a 1935 graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He participated in the Harvard Columbus Expedition in 1939 as first mate of the Capitania. The expedition tracked the second voyage of Columbus. Hosmer joined the Navy in 1940 and served as a blimp pilot, retiring as a commander in 1961. From the description of Papers, 1939-1961. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 756755966 ...

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