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London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1776. Original issue . paper wrappers. Fine. Folio. - AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION OF HIS MAJESTY'S MARINE FORCES WHILE ON SHORE 1776 Mutiny Act 'MUTINY ACT'. 255-283pp; Cap.VII. 'Regis Magnae Britanniae Franciae and Hiberniae Vicesimo. Decimo Secto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the First Day of December Anno Dom. 1774 in the fifteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith & c. being the first session of this present parliament'. Attractive general title-page with the Royal Crest. Decorative initial to the black letter with a drop title to the head of the page. A fine crisp fresh and clean complete copy. . .from an incomplete nonce volume.THE QUARTERING ACT DID NOT DIRECT BRITISH SOLIERS TO BE BILLETED WITH PRIVATE HOMES OF COLONISTS AS POPULAR BELIEF BELIEVED <br/> <br/> Charles Eyre and William Strahan unknown
1934. Pearl Harbor salvage operations and Navy deep sea diving work extensive archive documenting the military career of Navy diver John Krohta from the late 1930s through the Cold War era. A Department of the Interior letter addressed to Krohta states "I understand that you were on the Medusa on December 7th 1941 and that you worked as a diver during the post-attack salvage operations at Pearl Harbor" before requesting an interview intended to add "a more human dimension to the existing historical record." The archive preserves the operational record behind that statement through wartime diving requests submarine-base training certificates issued at Pearl Harbor salvage commendations discharge records insignia official Navy photographs and later newspaper coverage identifying Krohta as a retired "master diver" who continued training civilian rescue teams decades after the war.<br /> Archive of over 80 items including 17 silver gelatin Navy photographs dating from 1934 into the 1980s. Including ten certificates connected to submarine and diving instruction at Pearl Harbor and other naval facilities military insignia patches naval discharge and reenlistment paperwork commendations newspapers and clippings school records including a Diploma and grade cards and correspondences. The photograph group includes official U.S. Navy salvage-operation images showing damaged vessels under repair wreckage removal compressed-air diving chambers divers operating in confined underwater environments and severe structural damage to ships undergoing recovery operations. Several retain "Official U.S. Navy Photograph" stamps on the versos. The archive also includes Krohta's 1938 Navy oath of allegiance; multiple Bureau of Navigation and Bureau of Naval Personnel training certificates; a Deep Sea Divers course certificate completed in Washington D.C. with helium-oxygen notation; submarine-base records from Pearl Harbor; a 1963 "SECRET" clearance certificate issued during Cold War submarine service; and discharge records documenting assignments aboard USS Pathfinder USS Anchor USS Relief USS Bluebird USS Coucal and other Pacific naval stations. Three surviving insignia patches include a Chief Petty Officer style eagle-and-chevron rating insignia a pair of star collar devices and an embroidered specialty badge connected to Krohta's naval advancement and diving service. Newspaper coverage from Arkansas publications during the 1980s identifies Krohta as a retired Navy diver advising the Benton County Diving Team and assisting civilian rescue-diving instruction after twenty-six years of naval diving work.<br /> A typed 1945 request for assignment to Naval Training School Deep Sea Diving Washington D.C. records Krohta's earlier salvage work at Pearl Harbor in 1942 together with blasting operations in the Aleutian Islands while a June 1945 commendation aboard USS Anchor credits Krohta and his salvage squad with raising a four-thousand-ton wreck in Naha Harbor in half the projected operational time after the Okinawa campaign. The surviving material traces the technical labor carried out by enlisted Navy divers during Pacific fleet recovery operations harbor clearance submarine support work underwater demolition and decompression treatment during and after the Second World War. The archive follows the expansion of Navy diving from emergency wartime salvage into the submarine and hyperbaric systems that defined Cold War undersea operations. Overall in very good condition; letters and printed documents remain legible and photos clean without curling. unknown
Washington D. C.: Naval Training Command 1972. First Edition . Paper Back. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 674pp.incl.index; SC blue w/white; rubbed w/wear on edges; cleantight pgs. "The information in this manual relates to tasks required to meet shipboard needs---tasks that are assigned to personnel aboard ship serving as a Hull Maintenance Technician Third Class and Hull Maintenace Technician Second Class." illus. NAVTRA 10573 <br/> <br/> Naval Training Command unknown
1944. Bloom Ensign. Naval Procurement Office. Typed Letter Signed 14 December 1944-. page In part: "Behind each exciting headline you are measuring contribution your daughter is making. President Roosevelt said 'The WAVES have proved they are capable of accepting the highest service to their country. The Navy WAVES were an all-female component of the military and the first division to give female officers the same rank and pay as their male counterparts in other divisions. signed by Ensign Barbara Bloom. unknown
The Navy WAVES Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service were established in response to the need for additional military personnel during World War II. From the very beginning the WAVES were groundbreaking given that they allowed women to serve within an official part of the Navy and its members held the same rank and ratings as male personnel as well as earning equal pay. 1 page Typed Letter Signed and dated December 1944 on Office of Naval Procurement Letterhead and addressed to the mother of an active Navy WAVES officer praising her daughter's heroism and dedication. The letter comes with a collection of 6 vintage black and white photographs in assorted sized of Navy WAVES women from the USS Hunter in uniform spending social time together off duty and posed together proudly. A testament to one of the first fields of labor where women gained equality. one TLS dated 1944 and 6 B&W photos of the Navy WAVES of the USS Hunt. The letter reads in full "Dear Mrs. CadmanYou have the right to be very proud of what your daughter has done in speeding our recent offensive ever closer to the heart of Germany and Japan. Behind each exciting headline these days you are measuring the contribution your daughter is making.You have the right to let the world know you are proud of her.Our Nation's leaders are proud too. President Roosevelt said 'The WAVES have proved they are capable of accepting the highest responsibility in service of their country. On behalf of a grateful nation I offer a hearty well done.' Admiral King added 'You who are members of the Women's Reserve have won the respect of the naval service by your acceptance of military requirements readiness for responsbility and already valuable contribution to the work of winning this war. You will share the gratitude of a nation when victory is ours.'Because by meeting the challenges of life in service your daughter is developing new maturity dependability and confidence.Because by keeping before her the standards of conduct learned at home and in her church she has contributed to the excellent reputation for which the WAVES are known across America.I am enclosing a display piece for you to place in your window. It is designed to let the rest of America know that a member of your family is serving her country in the WAVES. I know you will display it proudly." It is then signed boldly by the USNR Ensign "Barbara C. Bloom."<br/><br/>The members of the WAVES were leaders in obtaining workplace equality in and beyond the military given their access to the same titles and pay as their male counterparts. While WAVES could not serve aboard combat ships or aircraft and they were authorized to serve in certain overseas U.S. possessions and a number were sent to Hawaii. At the end of WWII there were well over 8000 female officers and some ten times that many enlisted WAVES about 2-1/2 percent of the Navy's total strength. In some places WAVES constituted a majority of the uniformed Naval personnel. And many remained in uniform to help get the Navy into and through the post-war era. The 6 photographs are in assorted sizes ranging from wallet to 8'x9" with minor foxing and wear on edges. Large official photograph of women in uniform is inscribed on the back in period hand with the names of the women. The letter is an amazing testament to the ordinary women who helped make extraordinary strides for women's equality across the world. With docket holes at the top of the page that do not disrupt text. Letter is in very good condition. unknown books
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