Keywords: Navy Officer
Item 111590
Donald D. Dodge's U.S. Navy officers tunic, ca. 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1919 Media: wool, cotton, plastic
Item 67325
'USS Braine,' Boston Navy Yard, 1945
Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1945 Location: Boston Media: Photographic print
Item 110183
US Naval Receiving Station additions and alterations, Portland, 1940-1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940–1944 Location: Portland Client: Public Works Office Architect: United States Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
Exhibit
George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.
Site Page
Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas
"Thomas served in the navy during World War I. After his discharge in 1919, he established his own office in Portland, where he practiced until the…"
Site Page
Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows
"… attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the navy. In 1946, he resumed his architectural career, working days for the New York firm of…"
Story
Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne
Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII
Story
In the midst of the tragedy of war, there are humorous moments
by Roger Ek, Seawolf 25
Never leave beer with the PBRs
