Destroyer Escort Commanding Officers Collection: John E. Greenbacker Papers

1937-1969
Manuscript Collection #564-014
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Greenbacker, John E., 1917-2005
Physical description
0.25 Cubic Feet, 18 boxes, 1 oversized folder
Preferred Citation
Destroyer Escort Commanding Officers Collection: John E. Greenbacker Papers (#564-014), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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Papers (1938–1946) of U.S. Naval officer, member of USNA Class of 1940, reflecting service in the USS Yorktown, USS SC-1472, USS Stewart (DE-238), USS Neunzer (DE-150), and USS Lloyd E. Acree (DE-356), including correspondence, clippings, photographs, reports, night order book, programs, and miscellany.

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Custodial History

May 10, 1995, 721 items; Papers (1938–1946) of U.S. Naval officer, member of USNA Class of 1940, reflecting service in the USS Yorktown, USS SC-1472, USS Stewart (DE-238), USS Neunzer (DE-150), and USS Lloyd E. Acree (DE-356), including correspondence, clippings, photographs, reports, night order book, programs, and miscellany. Donor: Capt. John E. Greenbacker, USN (Ret)

November 10, 1995, (addition 1), ca. 650 items; Papers (1937–1969) of U.S. Naval officer, including personal correspondence, night orders, research reports, statistical studies, personnel studies and reports, promotion and retirement policy studies, etc. Donor: Capt. John E. Greenbacker, USN (Ret)

March 5, 1996. (addition 2), ca. 1300 items; Photographs, orders, correspondence, and miscellany. Donor: Capt. John E. Greenbacker, USN (Ret)

March 23, 2005, (addition 3), 150 items, 0.25 cubic feet; Papers (1942–1969) including citations, certifications, commendations, correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, and pape proofs of articles, and orders received during his career in the U.S. Navy, from Lt. (jg) to Captain, and service aboard USS Yorktown (CV-5), USS Stewart (DE-238), USS Neunzer (DE-150), USS Acree (DE-356), USS Fremont (APA-44), USS Corry (DDR-817), on the staff of the commander of the Cruiser Force, Atlantic Fleet, as commander of Destroyer Division 262, and as commander of Destroyer Squadron 6. Donor: Susan Greenbacker Oller

Source of acquisition

Gift of Capt. John E. Greenbacker, USN (Ret)

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Encoded by Apex Data Services; Updated by N. Hardison, September 2025

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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
Greenbacker, John E., 1917-2005
Corporate Names
Corry (Ship)
Fremont (Ship)
Lloyd E. Acree (Ship)
Neunzer (Ship)
Stewart (Ship)
United States. Navy--Officers
Yorktown (Aircraft carrier : CV-5)
Topical
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Atlantic Ocean
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Personal Correspondence, 1937-1939
Box 1 Folder b Personal Correspondence, 1940
Box 1 Folder c Personal Correspondence, 1941
Box 2 Folder a Personal Correspondence, 1943
Box 2 Folder b Personal Correspondence, 1943
Box 2 Folder c Personal Correspondence, 1944
Box 2 Folder d Personal Correspondence, 1944
Box 2 Folder e Personal Correspondence, 1945
Box 3 Folder a Personal Correspondence, 1945
Box 3 Folder b Personal Correspondence, 1945
Box 3 Folder c Personal Correspondence, 1945
Box 3 Folder d Personal Correspondence, 1945
Box 3 Folder e Personal Correspondence and Miscellany, 1946
Box 3 Folder f Personal Correspondence, 1949
Box 4 Folder a Personal Correspondence, 1950
Box 4 Folder b Correspondence (Personal) and Clippings, 1951, undated
Box 4 Folder c Personal Correspondence, 1952
Box 4 Folder d Personal Correspondence, 1955
Box 4 Folder e Personal Correspondence, 1957
Box 4 Folder f Personal Correspondence, 1961
Box 4 Folder g Personal Correspondence, 1962
Box 4 Folder h Personal Correspondence, 1962
Box 4 Folder i Personal Correspondence, 1963
Box 4 Folder j Personal Correspondence, 1965-1966
Box 5 Folder a Correspondence concerning Greenbacker's Acceptance into the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, 1934-1936, 1939, undated
Box 5 Folder b U.S. Naval Academy Grading Slips, Dress Parade Program, Business Card, and Oath of Order, 1935, 1938, 1940
Box 5 Folder c Midshipmen 1937 Practice Cruise and Miscellany including business cards, publicity brochure, and a small Nazi flag, 1937, undated
Box 5 Folder d Correspondence, Muster Roll, and Notes on John Greenbacker's service on the U.S.S. Yorktown, 1942-1992
Box 5 Folder e Miscellaneous Items concerning the U.S.S. Yorktown, 1937-1992
Box 5 Folder f Histories by Greenbacker on his service on the U.S.S. Yorktown, History of U.S.S. Neunzer and one Citation for Weimar Edmund Neunzer, 1954, 1967, undated
Box 5 Folder g Naval Correspondence and Miscellany including Change of Command Invitations and Programs, 1942-1976, undated
Box 5 Folder h Miscellaneous Items on the U.S.S. Lloyd E. Acree (DE 356), 1945, undated
Box 6 Folder a Correspondence and Study on Officer Personnel, 1958-1969
Box 6 Folder b Reports on Naval Personnel, 1959, 1963, undated
Box 6 Folder c Reports - Naval Personnel, 1946, 1956, 1958
Box 6 Folder d Reports - Personnel Management, 1958, 1960, undated
Box 6 Folder e Reports - Personnel and Pay, 1953-1960
Box 6 Folder f Directories, Reports, and Organization Chart, 1958, 1960-1969, 1971, undated
Box 7 Folder a Correspondence - Personnel Management including information about the grade of commodore in the U.S. Coast Guard, 1959-1968, undated
Box 7 Folder b Congressional Bills, Correspondence, Notes, and Reports - Officer Promotions, 1961, 1967-1968
Box 7 Folder c Notes and Reports - Personnel Management, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1966, undated
Box 7 Folder d Charts and Reports - Promotions, 1957, 1960-1972
Box 8 Folder a Correspondence and Miscellany - Naval Personnel, 1963-1969, undated
Box 8 Folder b Memorandums and Report - Keith Board and Educational Requirements of Naval Personnel, 1959
Box 8 Folder c Memorandums and Reports - Naval Personnel , Franke Board, 1958-1959, undated
Box 8 Folder d Correspondence - Naval Personnel and Sub-Specialization, 1960, 1962
Box 8 Folder e Memorandums and Report - Naval Personnel - Flag Officers, 1966
Box 8 Folder f Memorandums - Naval Personnel, 1953
Box 8 Folder g Reports - Naval Academy and Franke Report, 1959, undated
Box 9 Folder a Officer Promotion - Correspondence, Memorandums, Report, Study, and Miscellany, 1958-1969, undated
Box 9 Folder b Officer Promotion and Retention - Memorandums and Reports, 1957, 1966, 1968, undated
Box 9 Folder c Officer Promotion and Pay - Reports, Notes, and Miscellany, 1951, 1969, undated
Box 9 Folder d Naval Personnel Management - Charts and Reports, 1935-1945, 1957-1969, undated
Box 10 Folder a Correspondence - Personnel Management, 1944, 1967
Box 10 Folder b Report and Study - Officer Personnel Act and Flag Officer Requirements, 1947, 1960
Box 10 Folder c Report and Study - Officer Career Concepts and Education of Navy Line Officers, 1966, 1969
Box 10 Folder d Statistical Studies on Enlisted Navy and on Naval Officers, 1965, 1966
Box 10 Folder e Memorandums concerning Air Force Bill on Flight Pay, 1949, 1959-1960
Box 10 Folder f Memorandums - Naval Personnel, 1958, 1960-1961, 1966-1968
Box 11 Folder a Compendium on the Navy Officer Promotion System, 1960
Box 11 Folder b Reports and Notes on Naval Career Planning and Programs and Naval Statistics, 1960, 1963, 1968, undated
Box 11 Folder c Memorandums and Miscellany on Officer Personnel and Cleaning Supplies, 1954, 1958, 1960-1970, undated
Box 11 Folder d Report - Definition Study on Future Professional Manpower to Meet Naval Requirements, 1968
Box 12 Folder a Programs and Miscellany - Christmas Dinner Programs, Naval Personnel Lists, Small Cards, etc., 1936-1939, 1949, undated
Box 12 Folder b U.S.S. Missouri - Correspondence, Memorandums, and Miscellany such as small cards and brochures of social events, 1949-1950
Box 12 Folder c Naval Personnel Lists and Miscellany that include Social Event Cards and Tourism Brochure, 1950-1952
Box 12 Folder d U.S.S. Albany-Miscellany (Chart and Shipmate Diploma) and USS Fremont-Miscellany (Change of Command Programs, Award Program), 1950-1952, 1962-1963, undated
Box 12 Folder e Correspondence and Memorandums on Ship Organization along with Greenbacker's Oath of Office and Telegram on Greenbacker's Surgery, 1949-1950, undated
Box 12 Folder f Correspondence to and from Greenbacker, Commanding Officer-USS Corry along with Personnel Distribution Lists, 1954-1957, 1961, 1963, undated
Box 12 Folder g Correspondence to and from Greenbacker, 1961-1963, 1965
Box 12 Folder h Lists and Rosters of Naval Officers, 1961-1962
Box 13 Folder b USS Missouri Salvage Report, 1950
Box 13 Folder c USS Corry - Miscellany (Correspondence, Notes, Rosters of Navy Personnel, Issue of Midshipman Cruise and a program of the Recommission Ceremony of the USS Corry), 1954-1957
Box 13 Folder d Commander Cruisers - United States Atlantic Fleet - Correspondence, Rosters of Navy Personnel, and Issue of Cruise News), 1949-1950, 1952, undated
Box 13 Folder e Special Duty Officer Structure Study, Officer Rosters, and Military Sea Transportation Service, 1953, 1955
Box 14 Folder a John Greenbacker's C.V. (Resume), his Certificates, and Miscellany that include Business Cards, Commissioning Ceremonies Programs, Notes, Foreign Money, and one Small Flag with Foreign Writing., 1940-1969, undated
Box 14 Folder b John Greenbacker's Diaries, 1944-1945, 1956-1957
Box 14 Folder c Brochure and Newspaper Clippings on Greenbacker's Career, World War II, USS Yorktown, and other Subjects, 1942, 1992, undated
Box 14 Folder d Bronze Star Citation Awarded to Greenbacker (3/31948) for Actions against the Japanese in New Guinea and the Philippines Islands while in Command of the USS Lloyd Acree, 1948
Box 14 Folder e Certificate and Letter of Retirement (7/25/1969), 1969
Box 14 Folder f Commandation (2/1/1950) for work as Flag Secretary during Operations to Refloat the USS Missouri, 1950
Box 14 Folder g Personal Correspondence - Carolyn (Mrs. J.E.) Greenbacker and John Greenbacker, 1939, 1965-1966
Box 14 Folder h Manuscript (Draft), Page Proof and Correspondence concerning "Do We Still Need This Sixth Fleet?" by Captain J. E. Greenbacker, Naval Review, 1964-1966
Box 14 Folder i Orders received by John E. Greenbacker during his Naval Career in a loose-leaf spring binder labeled USS Neunzer, 1942-1969
Box 15 Folder a Photographs of Ships (P-564/14/1-55), 1937-1942, 1957-1965, undated
Box 15 Folder b Photographs of Ships (P-564/14/56-97), 1950, 1952, undated
Box 15 Folder c USS Corry and USS Fremont - Photographs (P-564/14/98-204), 1943-1944, 1956, undated
Box 15 Folder d USS Lloyd Acree and Miscellaneous Photographs (P-564/14/205-253), undated
Box 15 Folder e Miscellaneous Ships, USS Leyte, USS Newport News, 1946, 1950, undated
Box 16 Folder a Miscellaneous Cruises (P-564/14/260-409), undated
Box 16 Folder b Miscellaneous Cruises (P-564/14/410-477), 1950, undated
Box 16 Folder c Miscellaneous Cruises (P-564/14/487-555), 1950, undated
Box 16 Folder d Miscellaneous Cruises (P-564/14/556-615), 1950, undated
Box 16 Folder e Miscellaneous Cruises (P-564/14/616-694), 1950, 1962-1963, 1966
Box 17 Folder a Miscellaneous Cruises (P-564/14/695-794), 1951, undated
Box 17 Folder b Photographs of the Refloating of the USS Missouri (P-564/14/795-835), 1950, undated
Box 17 Folder c Miscellaneous Photographs - USS O'Hare and the Military Sea Transport Service (P-564/14/836-869), 1955, 1966
Box 17 Folder d Personal Photographs of John E. Greenbacker (P-564/14/870-943), 1940, undated
Box 17 Folder e Photographs of Special Ceremonies (P-564/14/944-982), 1963, undated
Box 18 Folder a Photographs of Various Officers (P-564/14/983-1064), 1947, 1955-1958, 1962, 1965, undated
Box 18 Folder b Photographs of Various Officers (P-564/14/1065-1133), 1947, 1955-1958, 1962, 1965, undated
Box 18 Folder c USS Wyoming - Photographs (P-564/14/1134-1135), 1937, undated
Box 18 Folder d Post Cards of Cruises (P-564/14/1-35), 1942, undated
Box 18 Folder e Negatives - DECO Collection, undated
Oversize Folder 1 Scrapbook Pages of Newspaper Clippings, Certificates from the Navy Department and the US Naval Academy that were awarded to Greenbacker, and a Poster advertising the Civilian Naval Reserve, 1936, 1939