Form letter from National Flasher Memorial Committee announcing that the Navy will turn over the Flasher to U.S. Sub Vets of WW II for a memorial to Submarine Forces who made the supreme sacrifice in Worlds War II signed by Thomas W. Dykers RADM(R)

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Groton Public Library

Form letter from Flasher Memorial Committee
Form letter from Flasher Memorial Committee

Name/Title

Form letter from National Flasher Memorial Committee announcing that the Navy will turn over the Flasher to U.S. Sub Vets of WW II for a memorial to Submarine Forces who made the supreme sacrifice in Worlds War II signed by Thomas W. Dykers RADM(R)

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0924

Scope and Content

Form letter on white paper with blue print, typed- It begins with a b & w photo with the caption (The Flasher in Action)'National Flasher Memorial Committee (All named on left side of the page) The Navy Department has recently made it known that it will turn over the submarine Flasher to the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II for the purpose of incorporating it in a permanent memorial to those men of the Submarine Forces who made the supreme sacrifice in Worlds War II…(signed in blue pen by Thomas W. Dykers (Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.)).."

Collection

James L. Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.1

Source or Donor

Streeter, James L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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, Veterans' organizations

Search Terms

Correspondence/Letter, Flasher Memorial, Fund Raising, Submarines, U.S. Navy, U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II, Electric Boat division of the General Dynamics corporation, Flasher Memorial, Flasher Memorial Committee, Gold Star Memorial Bridge, Groton, Thames River, U.S. Submarine Memorial, U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II, USS FLASHER (SS-249), World War II, U.S. Navy, Veterans'--Monuments

Archive Details

Creator

U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, surface soiling, tears/rips and wear.

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-04-15