Name/Title
Note from ChaplainEntry/Object ID
2025.1002.36Scope and Content
Card dated October 18, 1941 from Newfoundland. Contains a printed note from D. F. Kelly, a chaplain on board USS New York.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. She participated in the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll on June 1, 1946, and was sunk as a target ship on June 6, 1946.
Howard F. Flood Jr. enlisted in the Naval Reserves with parent permission on February 14, 1941, and went through basic training from July 5 to August 3. He went to additional schooling through September 3, 1941. His first assignment was on Battleship Texas.
Battleship New York crew came from a variety of backgrounds and faiths.Collection
Collection (Howard F. Flood Jr.), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
Oct 18, 1941
