Victor Delano Papers
Material documenting the life of WWII U.S. Navy Captain Victor Delano including accounts (1941-1986) of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and duty in the USS West Virginia, by Victor Delano, Pearl Harbor artifacts, correspondence, Familygrams, ships logs, research studies, photograph albums, loose photographs, certificates, diplomas, medals and ribbons, clippings, programs, and publications. Also includes two packets of drawings of Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship, H.M.S. VICTORY, 1970; and an article, entitled "TOP SECRET COMPHIBPAC OPERATIONS PLAN A11-45: The Story of the Invasion of Japan" by James Martin, ca. 1986.
ONLINE FORMAT
Text | 1 |
SUBJECT
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941--Personal narratives, American | |
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941--Personal narratives, American | |
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American | |
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American | |
Delano, Victor, 1919-2014 | 1 |
West Virginia (Ship) | 1 |
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese | 1 |
DIVISION
East Carolina Manuscript Collection |