Continuous Service Certificate

interior of 2024.1016.21

interior of 2024.1016.21

Name/Title

Continuous Service Certificate

Entry/Object ID

2024.1016.21

Scope and Content

William Hynes's "Continuous Service Certificate" showing he served in the USN from 1917-1925. Bound in a green cover.

Context

Battleship Texas participated in various fleet maneuvers and exercises in the Atlantic Ocean (1919) and later Pacific Ocean from July 1919 through January 1924. Beginning in February 1923, maneuvers became known as Fleet Problems, which continued to 1939. William Hynes was a veteran of World War I, who later joined the crew of Battleship Texas from December 31, 1922, to July 24, 1925. He joined the crew as a WT1c and left as a MM1c. Service records obtained while a crew member of Battleship Texas.

Collection

Historical Collections, Collection (William J. Hynes)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Record, Service

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Record, Military

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Executive

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Government Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 19, 1917 - Jul 24, 1925