Name/Title
Shellbacks Subpoena and SummonsEntry/Object ID
2025.1011.2Scope and Content
One of two items donated by Laurence Davis, the son of Battleship New York crew member Bernard A. Webb Jr.
Tri-fold certificate with title
“SUBPOENA AND SUMMONS
EXTRAORDINARY”
For Bernard A. Webb, Jr. Interior when unfolded is in a regular print layout and signed at the bottom by Davy Jones.Context
USS New York (BB-34) was the sister ship of USS Texas, and the lead ship of the New York-class battleships. She was commissioned from May 15, 1914, to August 29, 1946.
Certificate marks a sailor crossing over the equator for the first time. It is not an official award within the US Navy. Webb’s crossing, and subsequent ceremony occurrred on USS New York.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
Feb 27, 1945
