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Hi Allman Letter [RESTRICTED], 1955 August 14

 File — Box: 4256.001, Folder: 17

Letter from Hi Allman, on board U.S.S. Bremerton, to Johnny, August 14, 1955

Scope and Contents

This file contains a letter from Hi Allman to a friend named Johnny, written on the USS Bremerton while it was practicing gunnery off Okinawa, Japan, in August 1955. The letter describes the Bremerton's cruise from its departure out of Long Beach, California, on July 14, 1955, to its arrival at Okinawa. The cruise included stopping at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Yokosuka, Japan, and steaming through a typhoon.

Dates

  • 1955 August 14

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Hi Allman was assistant navigator on the cruiser USS Bremerton in 1955.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.4 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English