Medal

Object/Artifact

Groton Public Library

Name/Title

Medal

Entry/Object ID

2026.004

Description

USS OHIO medal in box. Front reads: "USS OHIO, SSBN 726, COMMISSIONED 11 NOVEMBER 1981, FIRST TRIDENT MISSILE SUBMARINE." Reverse reads: "USS OHIO, DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF GENERAL DYNAMICS, Electric Boat Division."

Collection

Groton Public Library Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.004

Source or Donor

Henry Nardone

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1981

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Medal

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Decoration of Honor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

USS OHIO (SSBN726), Electric Boat

Provenance

Notes

Found in GPL circulation closet in envelope labeled: "Henry Nardone (no need to return)"

General Notes

Note

Notes: Henry Nardone, Sr., (1922-2022) had a 37 year career at Electric Boat where he became the project office of the Nautilus, the first nuclear powered submarine. He continued working at EB in a variety of managerial positions, including that of Manager of the Quonset Point facility.