1) 2 page letter dated 1/21/60 from B.B. Bosse, Secretary Thames River Chapter US Sub Vets of WWII with the history of the Flasher Memorial effort. 2) Envelope addressed to RADM Thomas M. Dykers, U.S.N. (Ret) Chiarman Flasher Memorial Committee.

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Letter 1/21'68 US Sub Vets of WWII
Letter 1/21'68 US Sub Vets of WWII

Name/Title

1) 2 page letter dated 1/21/60 from B.B. Bosse, Secretary Thames River Chapter US Sub Vets of WWII with the history of the Flasher Memorial effort. 2) Envelope addressed to RADM Thomas M. Dykers, U.S.N. (Ret) Chiarman Flasher Memorial Committee.

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0886

Scope and Content

A 2 page copy of a letter and a small white envelope. 1) letter is on beige paper with brown print, typed (there some marks handwritten in black pen) It begins "(A submarine logo) US Submarine Veterans of WWII Thames River Chapter January 21, 1960….Submitted : B.B. Bosse, Secretary Thames River Chapter US Submarine Veterans of WWII" 2) Envelope is on white paper with blue print Business Reply Main First Class Permit No, 3 Groton, Conn. Return Postage Guar. RADM Thomas M. Dykers, U.S.N. (Ret.) Chairman Flasher Memorial Committee Box 335 Groton Connecticut To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who lost their lives during World War II. Reverse reads "Flasher in Action. In 1962 visit the Flasher Memorial, Groton, Conn. (with a blue and white drawing of the Flasher submarine)"

Collection

James L. Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.1

Source or Donor

Streeter, James L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Correspondence, Fund raising, Monuments, Publicity, Veterans' organizations

Search Terms

Communications & Public Utilities, Correspondence/Letter, Envelope, Flasher Memorial, Publicity, Submarines, Tourists & Tourism, U.S. Navy, U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II, Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy (CNO), Electric Boat division of the General Dynamics corporation, Electric Boat Submarine Library, Flasher Memorial, Greater New London Chamber of Commerce, Groton Chamber of Commerce, Project Submarine, Thames River Chapter of Submarine Veterans of WW II, U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II, United States Navy, U.S. Navy, U.S. Submarine Memorial, Veterans'--Monuments

Archive Details

Creator

U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II

Restrictions

Access: Discoluration/fading, staple marks and wear

Archive Notes

Date(s): Janurary 21, 1960

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-04-08