Active-Duty Release order

Archive

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Battleship Texas Foundation

Name/Title

Active-Duty Release order

Entry/Object ID

2024.1007.186

Scope and Content

John Lamson's orders releasing him from active duty, given on June 24, 1919; stamped Feb 2, 1918, and agin on the back for the awarding of a WWI victory medal (2024.1007.163) dated Nov 23, 1918.

Context

John Lamson was a MM1c on Battleship Texas from May 1917 to June 1919. Throughout his time on Texas, he sent a letter to his family at least once a week, often more. Longer stretches of absence are explained either by movement across the Atlantic, or with the Grand Fleet.

Collection

Collection (John F. Lamson), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Orders, Military

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

Jun 24, 1919