U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Collection: Roy A. Dye, Jr., Papers

1943-1945
Manuscript Collection #677-065
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Dye, Roy A., Jr.
Physical description
0.58 Cubic Feet
Preferred Citation
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Collection: Roy A. Dye, Jr., Papers (#677.065), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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U.S. Navy papers (1943-1945), primarily for the USS Chilton, USS Lyon, and USS Calvert, including training materials, rosters, communiques, debarkation instructions, morning orders, landing plans, plans of the day, and ship's newsletters.

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Custodial History

December 4, 1996 (unprocessed), 425 items; U.S. Navy papers (1943-1945), primarily for the USS CHILTON, USS LYON, and USS CALVERT, including training materials, rosters, communiqus, debarkation instructions, morning orders, landing plans, plans of the day, and ship's newsletters. Donor: U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation.

November 4, 1997 (unprocessed addition 1), 30 items; Maps, charts, and aerial photographs of coastal areas of Sicily, China, Shima, Pacific Islands, Okinawa, and other locations. Donor: Mr. Roy A. Dye.

Source of acquisition

Gift of U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation

Gift of Mr. Roy A. Dye

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

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Key terms
Corporate Names
Calvert (Attack transport : APA-32)
Chilton (Attack transport : APA-38)
Lyon (Transport : AP-71)
Topical
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial photographs
World War, 1939-1945--Maps
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Letters, Memoranda, and Pamphlets Sent to New Naval Officers, 1942-1945
Box 1 Folder b Rosters for the USS Chilton (APA 38) and the USS Lyon (AP 71), 1943-1945
Box 1 Folder c Messages to Combat Transportation Squadron 17 Concerning Okinawa and Post V-J Day, 1945
Box 1 Folder d Signal Cards for Navigation and Italian Roads, 1943
Box 1 Folder e Pamphlets and Orders on North Africa, Sicily, and Okinawa (Maps Located in #0677-65.os1), 1943-1945
Box 1 Folder f Training Instructions and Orders to Roy A. Dye, 1943-1944
Box 1 Folder g Training Instructions and Orders to Roy A. Dye, 1944-1945
Box 2 Folder a Training Schedules and Orders Along Eastern Seaboard, 1943-1944
Box 2 Folder b Weekly and Daily Plans for USS Chilton (APA 31), 1944-1945
Box 2 Folder c Newspapers USS Chilton (Contains Information on Operations After V-J Day), 1945
Box 2 Folder d Newspapers Assorted, 1943-1944
Box 2 Folder e Miscellaneous Materials (Includes Manuscripts, Correspondence, and News Articles), 1945-1995
Box 2 Folder f Maps and Photographs of Algiers, Hawaii, and Newport, 1943-1945
Oversize Folder 1 Maps of North Africa, Sicily, Okinawa, Korea, and China, 1943-1945