As I was working my way through my father-in-law’s WWII memorabilia I found four membership cards from Officers’ clubs in the Pacific. These are certainly good examples of ephemera; articles made for short-term use. Why Erwin kept these I do … Continue reading →
(updated 2/27/2020) William R. Kane (Annapolis ’33) was a well-known Naval aviator in WWII. After graduating from Annapolis, Kane served in various posts throughout his Navy career. The moniker “Killer” came from his days at Annapolis where he was also … Continue reading →
As part of my work on the history of the USS Patterson (DD-392), I recently received a shipment of deck logs for the ship. The comparisons between the logs for December 6, 1941, and December 7, 1941 are interesting. The … Continue reading →
(Updated 7/26/2019) In my original post on this topic “Lords” of the Ring, I outlined my search for the answer to a question regarding a napkin ring that my Father-in-Law used. The ring was inscribed with his WWII ship commissioning date, … Continue reading →
This post is quite different from most of the topics about which I write. It involves research that is not related to brewing, archery, or the Middle Ages. It IS research on an artifact, but one that has a shorter … Continue reading →