Name/Title
1944 Measure 22Entry/Object ID
2026.1020.9Description
Photo of USS Texas in measure 22 taken from the flight deck of HMS Nabob.Context
Battleship Texas began preparations for Operation “Dragoon,” the invasion of Southern France, on July 5, 1944. She departed Taranto for Provence on August 11, supported the landings from August 15 to August 17, and returned to Palermo on August 18, 1944
Ephriam Dickson was the executive director of Battleship Texas Foundation from June 1995 to February 1999. In addition to his duties, he conducted extensive research on and heavily collected items for the crew of Battleship Texas. He later donated his collection back to BTF.
HMS Nabob (D77) was a Ruler-class escort aircraft carrier built by the United States as USS Edisto (CVE-41) before being transferred to the Royal Navy. She was commissioned from September 7, 1943, to October 10, 1944. She was torpedoed by U-354, returned to the US in 1946, and converted to mercantile use. She was sold for scrap in 1977.Collection
Donation (Ephriam D. Dickson), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
