| Collection |
US Navy Ships named for Marbleheaders |
| Author |
Compiled by John S. Wees, WT 2/C & George Garmon GM 3/C |
| Publish date |
1999 |
| Summary |
As the title indicated this book contains a condensed version of the deck log of the USS Mugford (DD389) from the launching in 1936 until it was used as a target at Bikini Atoll in 1946 and was sunk in 1948. It also contains articles by various people as to their experiences on USS Mugford at Perl Harbor on December 7, 1941 at the time of the Japanese attack and other times during WWII in the Pacific. The book also contains photos of the compilers Wees and Garmon, maps of the war in the Pacific, photo of the atomic bomb test and article about and a memorial to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke. It has a page on the short life of James Mugford and other ships named for him. |
| Object ID |
1999-015-026 |
| Object Name |
Book |
| People |
Mugford, James
Burke, Arleigh, Adm.
Bowen, Braxton
Walters, Bill
Vaugn, Frank
Records, Bill
Pepping, Nick
Lyvere, Lawrence
Balding, Lawrence M.
Musko, Mike
Duzick, Frank E.
Clausen, Bill
Betts, Joe |
| Publisher |
Bound by E&L Bindery |
| Pub Place |
Minneapolis MN |
| Search Terms |
USS Mugford |
| Subjects |
Ship trials
Ship yards
Ships
US Navy
USS Mugford |
| Title |
Articles and Condensed Deck Logs of USS Mugford DD 389
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