USMC emblem

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1026.23

Name/Title

USMC emblem

Entry/Object ID

2024.1026.23

Description

United States Marine Corps emblem and acronym on the ground.

Context

Joseph Nemanic enlisted on October 22, 1921, just one day after his friend John Dergantz on October 21, 1921. They both joined the crew of Battleship Texas in February 1922. Both men were Marine gunners, likely manning 3”/50cal guns. Nemanic left Texas in July 1923, while Dergantz left the following year in July 1924. After their service, the two became in-laws.

Collection

Collection (Joseph Nemanic & John Dergantz), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

1922 - 1924

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects