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109.98.3Description
Material: paper, textile. Size: 5 1/4" W. x 7 3/4" L. x 1 7/8" D. Description: blue cloth over cardboard - gold lettering across front: "The Bluejackets' Manual 1943" - spine lettering: same as cover as well as: "United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD" - contents: 1150 pages including: Subjects All Enlisted Men Should Know, Deck Seamanship, Boat Seamanship, Elements of Navigation & Piloting, Communications & Signals, Gunnery, Landing Force, Technical Features, Components of the Navy, Ship Facilities, and graphics - handwritten inside back cover: notes concerning Dorothy Hodgkins' military service.Context
Waseca County Military - U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, SPAR. Dorothy Hodgkins was a SPAR, a member of the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard. ("SPAR" - s(emper) par (atus) means "always ready" and is the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard. From 1943-45, she worked with public health doctors & nurses in sick bay & the dental clinic. She was stationed in St. Augustine, Florida at a Coast Guard training station. Later she was located in Washington, D.C. at Coast Guard headquarters. See donor gift agreement for more biographical information on Dorothy Hodgkins Gigeay.Cataloged By
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United States Naval Institute; Annapolis, MDCreate Date
January 4, 1999Update Date
November 21, 2024