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[1997.277.024.OLE1] Document - 'Diary of Lieutenant Harry W. Harrison, Jr.' |
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Diary of Lieutenant Harry W. Harrison, Jr.
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| Accession Number |
1997.277.024.OLE1 |
| Accession Date |
21/10/1997 |
| Date Created |
7/6/1943-3/2/1944 |
| Object Desciption |
Lieutenant Commander Harry W. Harrison's first entries in his diary come in July 1943 while serving in Fighting Squadron (VF) 5 in the aircraft carrier Yorktown (CV 10). An Essex-class carrier commissioned on 15 April 1943, Yorktown departed Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on 6 July 1943, and set course for the Panama Canal, gateway to the war in the Pacific. Harrison's entries from this cruise west recount a submarine torpedo scare and the institution of a grading system to improve pilot performance when landing aboard. He also notes his two year wedding anniverary on 12 July. |
| Notes |
Lieutenant Harry W. "Stinky" Harrison, Jr., assumed command of Fighting Squadron (VF) 6 on
11 October 1943 and relinquished command in August 1944. He was a career fighter pilot, having flown
Grumman biplanes as a cadet in the fleet during the late 1930s and served as Executive Office of VF-5. |
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