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Title: Richard Spencer Bullis writings
Date (inclusive): 1986-1991
Collection Number: 86059
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Relates to activities of the American destroyer Waldron in the Pacific Theater during World War II, the occupation of Tokyo
Bay at the end of the war, and the subsequent history of the Waldron up to its transfer to the Colombian navy as the Santander
in 1973, and its final decommissioning in 1984. In part, co-authored with Jack Melnick, an officer on the Waldron from 1952
to 1954. Includes photocopy of the official war diary of the Waldron, 1944-1945. Also includes letters of acknowledgment signed
by, and miscellany relating to, Woodrow Wilson, 1912-1916.
Creator:
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Creator:
Bullis, Richard Spencer
Creator:
Melnick, Jack
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1986.
[Identification of item], Richard Spencer Bullis writings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Lieutenant, United States Navy; navigator, U.S.S. Waldron, 1944-1945.
Scope and Content of Collection
Relates to activities of the American destroyer Waldron in the Pacific Theater during World War II, the occupation of Tokyo
Bay at the end of the war, and the subsequent history of the Waldron up to its transfer to the Colombian navy as the Santander
in 1973, and its final decommissioning in 1984. In part, co-authored with Jack Melnick, an officer on the Waldron from 1952
to 1954. Includes photocopy of the official war diary of the Waldron, 1944-1945. Also includes letters of acknowledgment signed
by, and miscellany relating to, Woodrow Wilson, 1912-1916
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
United States. Navy
Waldron (Destroyer)
Colombia. Armada Nacional