Name/Title
Chaplain Moody's pedal organEntry/Object ID
2026.1013.1Description
A blue collapsible organ originally owned by Chaplain Clarence LaGrande Moody Jr. It is an Estey Chaplain's Field Pump Organ measuring 30.5"x20"x12 when closed. The organ was gifted from Moody to Blaine Corman, the father of the donor Tim Corman. The two handles and many of the screws are not original.Context
Battleship Texas began preparations for the Battle of Cherbourg on June 18, 1944. She departed Plymouth for Normandy, supported with artillery fire, and returned to England on June 25, 1944. She was hit three times and finished repairs for battle damage on July 3, 1944.
Clarence LaGrande Moody Jr. was the Chaplain onboard Battleship Texas from September 1942 to October 1944. He was present in the pilot house when she was hit by a German shell on June 25, 1944, spoke at her decommissioning on April 21, 1948, and participated in crew member reunions throughout the museum era.
Blaine Corman was a longtime volunteer for the Battleship Texas Museum and began working on the ship around 1986. Throughout his time onboard he worked on the restoration of the guns and introduced the next generation of his family to volunteering on Battleship Texas.
The Battleship Texas Museum was operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department from 1983 to 2020. She was located at San Jacinto State Park on the Houston Ship Channel.Collection
Historical Collections, Donation (Tim Corman)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
OrganNomenclature Primary Object Term
Instrument, KeyboardNomenclature Sub-Class
Musical InstrumentsNomenclature Class
Musical T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
