Navy Training Course Certificate

front of 2026.1015.24

front of 2026.1015.24

Name/Title

Navy Training Course Certificate

Entry/Object ID

2026.1015.24

Scope and Content

Navy Training Course Certificate from the Bureau of Naval Personnel for John E. (misprinted "D") Robson for the rate of Machinist Mate Third Class (MM3c) on May 20, 1944.

Context

Battleship Texas began preparations for Operation “Overlord,” the invasion of Northern France, on April 22, 1944. She departed Belfast for Normandy on June 3, supported the landings from June 6 to June 16, and returned to England on June 18, 1944. John E. Robson served on Battleship Texas beginning on October 16, 1943. He was made a MM3c on May 20, 1944, a MM2c on August 1, 1945, and departed from the ship on November 16, 1945. He was a supporter of turning Battleship Texas into a museum and visited regularly for veteran reunions.

Collection

Collection (John E. Robson), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Certificate

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

May 20, 1944