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Ship's MemorandumEntry/Object ID
2025.1019.76Scope and Content
Invitation given to Larry P. Cox, a crewmember of USS New York to a party on USS Altair.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.
Larry P. Cox was a crew member on Battleship New York from the late 1910s through the early 1920s, likely 1917-1924. In his time on New York, Cox was a member of the ship baseball team and often wrote home to his darling.Collection
Donation (Kyle Brillantes), Historical CollectionsLexicon
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1914 - 1947
