Name/Title
Ayres's Photo-logEntry/Object ID
2024.1027.1Description
Photo-log of John Ayres. In excellent condition.Context
Battleship Texas was flagship of the Training Detachment from June 27, 1937, to September 1, 1939. She made many Midshipman Cruises with students from the Naval Academy throughout this period. Battleship Texas participated in various neutrality patrols and escort missions in the North Atlantic Ocean from November 1939 to December 7, 1941.
John A. Ayres enlisted on September 26, 1932. He joined the crew of Battleship Texas on March 3, 1933, as a Sea2c, and remained onboard for an unprecedented nine years until he transferred to USS Markab (AD-21) as a RM1c on April 30, 1942.
Many crew members kept photo albums that each have hundreds of photos chronicling their service onboard.Collection
Collection (John A. Ayres), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Album, PhotographNomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsBook Details
Date Published
1933 - 1942
