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  • Title: William Jefferson Marshall papers
    Date (inclusive): 1942-1975
    Collection Number: 81061
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes, 6 envelopes, 1 oversize folder (1.5 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Diaries, orders, reports, correspondence, clippings, certificates, maps, cartoons, and photographs, relating mainly to U.S. naval operations in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters during World War II.
    Creator: Marshall, William Jefferson, 1903-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1981.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], William Jefferson Marshall papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1903, February 5 Born, Henderson, Kentucky
    1925 B.S., United States Naval Academy
    1933 M.S., University of California, Berkeley
    1939-1941 Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Goff
    1942 Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Winslow
    1942-1943 Commander, United States Navy, Flag Secretary, Staff Commander, Destroyers Atlantic Fleet
    1943-1944 Commander, Destroyer Division Thirty-Six Atlantic Fleet, commanded destroyers during Normandy Invasion
    1944-1945 Captain, United States Navy, Commander, Destroyer Squadron Forty-Eight Pacific Fleet, commanded destroyers during Philippine Invasion and Okinawa Invasion

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
    Officers
    United States. Navy