United States Navy - USS WEST VIRGINIA.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
USS West Virginia, Records Regarding 17th Reunion of the Crew
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4200
Overview
Faxed correspondence from the West Virginia Division of Veterans Affairs in Charleston in 1998, showing copied pages from the 1985 issue of The Mountaineer, the newspaper of the USS West Virginia, regarding the 17th reunion of the crew.
Dates:
1985
USS West Virginia, Records Regarding Bell, Clapper, and Mast
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3559
Overview
Records regarding the mast, bell, and clapper of the USS West Virginia, from both the World War I armored cruiser put into service in 1903, and the World War II battleship of the same name. Includes correspondence, receipts, loan forms, incident and damage reports, memoranda, newspaper articles (copied and original), and a magazine article regarding West Virginia University's possession of the bell and clapper from the cruiser and the mast from the battleship. This collection details the...
Dates:
1967-2002; Majority of material found in 1982-1991
USS West Virginia, Scrapbook and Memorabilia
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3463
Overview
Artifacts, scrapbook, photographs, clippings, and ephemera related to Pearl Harbor, the USS West Virginia, and World War II. The collection includes a 9' x 14' scrapbook labelled 'Logalbum, USS West Virginia, Aloha Honolulu' with a color illustration of the USS West Virginia on the cover, it contains 27 vintage World War II photographs of mostly naval ships (not including the USS West Virginia). There is an 8' x 14' print of a tinted photograph of the USS West Virginia. There are also four...
Dates:
1941-1991
USS West Virginia, Scrapbook and Other Material of William Hand
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3612
Overview
Scrapbook, hat, neckerchief, ribbons, and pins of United States Navy Seamen First Class William Hand of the Battleship USS West Virginia. He enlisted August 1933 and was honorably discharged July 1937. Scrapbook includes certificates, Christmas menu, clippings, envelope covers, newsletters, photo of whale boat crew, and photo of S-Division of the USS West Virginia. Ribbons and pins include: 1) whale boat crew medal, 1935 (blue ribbon); 2) US Navy good conduct medal, 1937 (maroon ribbon); 3)...
Dates:
1934-1988; Majority of material found within 1934-1937
West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Records regarding USS West Virginia
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5156
Scope and Contents
Records created by the Student Affairs office at West Virginia University regarding establishment of a campus memorial of mast and bell from the World War II era battleship USS West Virginia and from the armored cruiser USS West Virginia respectively. Records regarding the battleship mast include historical information, dedication information (1963), photographs of battleship and mast, clippings, and correspondence of Joseph E. Gluck and others (1960-2001). Records regarding the bell include...
Dates:
1937-2002; Majority of material found within 1960-1970
William Wright, Sailor, Photographs of USS West Virginia Crew
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4453
Content Description
Photographs of William Wright and other members of the crew of the USS West Virginia. Also includes photographs taken of the ship itself. All photographs in this collection are reproductions. Wright was a Radio Technician 2nd Class. He served on the ship from 1944 until 1945 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Dates:
1944-1945