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Título notas
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Declaración de responsabilidad de edición
Área de detalles específicos de la clase de material
Mención de la escala (cartográfica)
Mención de proyección (cartográfica)
Mención de coordenadas (cartográfica)
Mención de la escala (arquitectónica)
Jurisdicción de emisión y denominación (filatélico)
Área de fechas de creación
Fecha(s)
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1942-2003, predominant 1944-1945 (Criação)
Área de descripción física
Descripción física
2.5 cm of textual records
16 photographs : b&w; 12.5 x 18 cm or smaller
4 photographs : col.; 19.5 x 16.5 cm or smaller
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Área de descripción del archivo
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
John Francis Dunn (1926-) served with the United States Navy during the Second World War. He joined the United States Navy at the age of seventeen and served as a signalman aboard the S.S. John A. Quitman during the winter of 1944-1945, which was part of Convoy RA 64 to Russia. After the war he worked for the New York Telephone Co. in the Bronx area for 35 years. Around 1990 he started his own company, JFD Promotions. He is a member of the Ellis Island Restoration Commission and helped to found the Public Service Awards in 1976. He has also become involved with the Charlestown Historical Society in Rhode Island.
Historial de custodia
Alcance y contenido
Fond consists of photocopies of personal recollections of John Francis Dunn, newspaper articles, photographs, and various documents relating to the Allied Convoys that were a part of the Naval Service Operations in the Arctic Waters from 1941 to 1945, especially the winter of 1944-1945. There are newspaper articles and pertinent information relating to Allied ships that were sunk during there operations. There are also documents pertaining to the German U-boats that were in the area at this time, lists of specific submarines and their activities. Some information relating to the invasion of Normandy is also included, such as the signals used and the actions of the United States Coast Guards in this operation. Also included is some information concerning Dunn’s activities with the public service of New York City and some personal paraphernalia.
Área de notas
Condiciones físicas
Origen del ingreso
Fond was received from John Francis Dunn at Charlestown, Rhode Island between 1999 and 2002.
Arreglo
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
Ubicación de los originales
Disponibilidad de otros formatos
Restricciones de acceso
Unclassified
Condiciones de uso, reproducción, y publicación
None
Instrumentos de descripción
None
Materiales asociados
Acumulaciones
Further accruals are expected.
Nota general
A British Cap Badge, a Muhammad Ali pin and other small items are stored in the Classified Storage Area.
Nota general
Original documents and photographs returned to Mr. Dunn in May 2008.