John Wallace Gilpin Papers

1907-2001
Manuscript Collection #833
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1.1 Cubic Feet
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John Wallace Gilpin Papers (#833), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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Papers (1907–2001) of Lt. Cmndr. John W. Gilpin, U.S. Navy, including materials relating to his family; attendance at the U.S. Naval Academy (Class of 1941); World War II service on the destroyers USS Monaghan, USS Trathen, and USS Evans; his postwar education, business career, and fraternal life.

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July 20, 2001 (unprocessed), 4 containers, 1870 items, 1.1 cubic feet; Papers of Lt. Cmndr. John W. Gilpin, U.S. Navy, including materials relating to his family; attendance at the U.S. Naval Academy (Class of 1941); World War II service on the destroyers USS Monaghan, USS Trathen, and USS Evans; his postwar education, business career, and social, fraternal, and social life, 1907-2001. (1.1 cubic feet est.). Donor: Mrs. John W. Gilpin.

July 11, 2005 (unprocessed addition 1), 1 item, 0.001 cubic feet; Clipping (ca. 1945) from a Baltimore, Md., newspaper, entitled "Battle Off Okinawa: City Sailor Leaps Into Sea To Save Officer," describing how Seaman 1 Class Pat J. Macciocca rescued Lt. John W. Gilpin, the executive officers of the USS Evans, when the latter was blown overboard during a Japanese Kamikaze attack; article has a portrait of Macciocca. Incomplete. Photocopy. Donor: Mrs. John W. Gilpin.

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Gift of Mrs. John W. Gilpin

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Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Key terms
Personal Names
Gilpin, John Wallace
Gilpin, John Wallace--Family
Macciocca, Pat J.
Corporate Names
Robley D. Evans (Ship)
United States Naval Academy--Students
United States. Navy--Officers
Topical
Destroyers (Warships)--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Book. Cruise Ports Mark V Summer Practice Cruise of 1938: An Information Booklet for the Midshipman's Summer Practice Cruise of 1938. Classes of 1939 and 1941. Edited by Allen B. Cook and Royal S. Pease (Annapolis, MD: U. S. Naval Academy, May 1938). Printed material, May 1938
Box 1 Folder b Clippings - Family. Clippings; ca. 1948, 1975
Box 1 Folder c Clippings - Navy (USS Evans DD-552). Clippings; 1945
Box 1 Folder d Diary - John W. Gilpin. Manuscript volume; 01/01 - 04/25/1936
Box 1 Folder e Gilpin, John W. "Charles Gilpin of North Troy, Vermont, 1797-1881," (Photocopy typescript). Genealogical manuscript; 06/01/1994
Box 1 Folder f Gilpin, John W. Death & Funeral Service. Program, Clipping, Eulogy; 07/13, 07/17/1994
Box 1 Folder g Gilpin, John W. Death & Funeral Service. Tributes from former shipmates. Correspondence; 1993-97
Box 1 Folder h Gilpin, John W. Education & Professional Activities File. Correspondence, Printed forms, Clippings, Notes; 1936-63
Box 1 Folder I Gilpin, John W. "History of BAMCTWS Bay Area Marching Chowder and Table Walking Society," (Photocopy typescript). Article manuscript; Oct. 1993
Box 1 Folder j Gilpin, John W. Navy File. Correspondence, Orders, Reports; 11/17/1936 - 03/05/1945
Box 1 Folder k Gilpin, John W. Navy Information, Identity Cards, Etc.. Correspondence, Ephemera, Clippings, Etc.; 1948-2001
Box 1 Folder m Gilpin, John W. Telegram to Parents (Mr. & Mrs. D. S. Gilpin) announcing his engagement to Phoebe Sarah Barkan. Telegram; 09/07/1948
Box 1 Folder n Gilpin, John W. U. S. Navy Memorial Foundation Membership. Newsletters & Correspondence; 1984-91
Box 1 Folder o Gilpin, Phoebe. Correspondence with Betty Taussig, re: Biography of John Gilpin. Correspondence, Notes; 07/19 - 11/28/1999
Box 2 Folder a Harvard Business School Alumni File. Correspondence, Newsletters, Clippings, Photographic prints; 1948-94
Box 2 Folder b Hillsborough Beautification Foundation (Hillsborough, CA) File. Correspondence, Notes, Periodicals, Award; 1991-2001
Box 2 Folder c Navy Alumni Association File. Correspondence, Award, Clippings; 1954-95
Box 2 Folder d Identity Cards. Ephemera; n.d., 1907, 1940-47
Box 2 Folder e Navy Medals - Silver Star & Presidential Unit Citation (USS Evans DD-552) & Purple Heart Citation. Correspondence, Notes, Award transcripts; Dec. 1945 - Dec. 1946
Box 2 Folder f Navy - Retirement File. Correspondence, Printed forms, Orders; June 1945 - Aril 1949
Box 2 Folder g Photographic prints - Gilpin Family. Photographic Prints; 1924-49
Box 2 Folder h Photographic prints - Harvard Business School. Photographic Prints; 1945-48
Box 2 Folder I Photographic prints - Navy. Photographic Prints; ca. 1945-46
Box 2 Folder j Photographic prints - Navy - Philadelphia Naval Hospital. Photographic Prints; 1945-46
Box 2 Folder k Photographic prints - U. S. Naval Academy. Photographic Prints; 1937-41
Box 2 Folder l Photographic prints - USS Evans (DD-552). Photographic Prints; 1944-94
Box 2 Folder m Photographic prints - USS Evans (DD-552) - Reunions. Photographic Prints & Slides; 1966-95
Box 2 Folder n Publications - Genealogy. Periodicals; 1995, 1997
Box 2 Folder o U. S. Naval Academy File. Brochures, Correspondence, Printed forms, Awards; 1937-41
Box 2 Folder p U. S. Naval Academy Class of 1941 File. Clippings, Correspondence, Printed materials, Photographic prints, Class Rosters, Awards, Etc.; 1991-2000
Box 2 Folder q U.S.S. Evans - Battle Reports & Photographs. Reports, Photographic prints; May - Nov. 1945
Box 2 Folder r U.S.S. Evans - "History of U. S. S. Evans (DD-552)" (Typescript mimeograph). Manuscript article; n.d., 1944-45
Box 3 Folder a USS Evans - Reunion File. Correspondence, Printed Forms, Computer diskette (5.25"), Brochures, Programs, Rosters, Photographic print; 1992-2001
Box 3 Folder b USS Evans - Reunion File. Correspondence, Brochures, Rosters, Photographic print; 1966-1983
Box 3 Folder c USS Monaghan (DD-354) File. Orders, Documents; 7 December 1941 - 2, April 1942
Box 3 Folder d USS Monaghan (DD-354) File - Historical Notes & Correspondence. Correspondence, Clippings, Rosters; 1988-1994
Box 3 Folder e USS Trathen (DD-530) - Reunion File. Correspondence, Clippings, Rosters, Menu; 1945, 1985-1994
Box 4 Oversize Box. Original art, Photographic prints, Printed forms, 1941-1945