Name/Title
F.R. PhillipsEntry/Object ID
2026.1020.69Description
F.R. Phillips standing onboard USS Texas and dated to December 10, 1922. Phillips did not join the crew of Texas until January 1923, indicating a mislabel. The photograph is probably from December 1923 as that date postmarks both his joining of the crew, and awarding of sharpshooter medal.Context
Battleship Texas participated in various fleet maneuvers and exercises in the Atlantic Ocean (1919) and later Pacific Ocean from July 1919 through January 1924. Beginning in February 1923, maneuvers became known as Fleet Problems, which continued to 1939.
Ferdinand R. Phillips enlisted into the Marine Corps on October 20, 1922, and joined the crew of Battleship Texas on January 5, 1923, as a gunner for the 5”/51cal guns. He qualified as a Naval Expert Marksman on August 6, 1923, a pistol marksman on April 9, June 24, July 16, August 1, 1924, and won SRBP with the 5” guns on October 11, 1924. He was transferred off Texas in May of 1925.
Ephriam Dickson was the executive director of Battleship Texas Foundation from June 1995 to February 1999. In addition to his duties, he conducted extensive research on and heavily collected items for the crew of Battleship Texas. He later donated his collection back to BTF.Collection
Donation (Ephriam D. Dickson), Historical CollectionsLexicon
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