Our Armed Forces

front of 2025.1018.7.1

front of 2025.1018.7.1

Name/Title

Our Armed Forces

Entry/Object ID

2025.1018.7.1

Description

High school book published by Infantry Journal Inc. in 1943. Bought by Pratt after leaving crew of Battleship Texas. Clipping on Marine patches found within book.

Context

Charles Pratt was an ensign onboard Battleship Texas for a brief time in 1921 and would continue to serve in the Navy until 1942. He collected much throughout his military life and beyond. Sailors and Marines often bought things from the cities they made port in, regardless of wartime or peacetime.

Collection

Collection (Charles R. Pratt), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Textbook

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Instructional Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Book Details

Publisher

Infantry Journal

Date Published

1943