Records of the U.S.S. President Lincoln Club, 1913-1968.

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Records of the U.S.S. President Lincoln Club, 1913-1968.

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Tss. of statements by the officers and crew of the U.S.S. President Lincoln after its sinking (1918) by the German submarine U-90; statement of Walter H. Remy, German commanding officer; annual memorial observations of the club; crew rosters; and newspaper clippings. Includes correspondence and diary (1918) of Percy Wright Foote (1879-1961), commanding officer of the U.S. ship. Club's correspondents include Josephus Daniels, Albert Gleaves, and Theodore Roosevelt (1887-1944).

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Foote, Percy Wright, 1879-1961

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Career naval officer; aide to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 1918-1921; commander of the U.S.S. "Arkansas," 1931-1933; senior inspector of shipyards in four states during World War II. Foote is best known for his heroic command of the U.S.S. "President Lincoln," which was torpedoed in 1918. From the description of Percy Wright Foote papers, 1905-1961 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23186419 Percy Wright Foote was born 13 August 1879 in Roaring River, ...

Gleaves, Albert, 1858-1937

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Naval officer and historian. From the description of Papers of Albert Gleaves, 1803-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77668816 Biographical Note 1858, Jan. 1 Born, Nashville, Tenn. 1877 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. ...

Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948

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Josephus Daniels, son of Josephus and Mary (Cleves) Daniels, was born in Washington, North Carolina, May 18, 1862. He attended the Wilson Collegiate Institute. On May 2, 1888, he married Addie W. Bagley. At the age of eighteen, he was editor of the "Wilson Advance"; admitted to the bar in 1885; state printer for North Carolina, 1887-1893; chief clerk, Department of the Interior, 1893-1895; editor of the "Raleigh State Chronicle", 1885; editor of the "Raleigh State News and Observer", 1894-1919; ...

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Remy, Walter

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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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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944

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Theodore Roosevelt III (September 13, 1887 – July 12, 1944), known as Theodore Roosevelt Jr., was an American government, business, and military leader. He was the eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt. Roosevelt is known for his World War II service, including the directing of troops at Utah Beach during the Normandy landings, for which he received the Medal of Honor. Roosevelt was educated at private academies and Harvard University; after his 1909 gradua...