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U.S.S. Maddox papers, 1942-1998, Date acquired: 02/11/2000

 

Summary

Creator:
Fanelli, Joseph
Abstract:
The U.S.S. Maddox Papers contain records pertaining to two destroyers named after Captain William A.T. Maddox of the United States Marine Corps. Maddox (DD-622) was launched September 15 1942, and sunk in the Mediterranean on July 10, 1943. Maddox (DD-731) was launched on March 19, 1944, and was decommissioned in 1969.
Extent:
4.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], U.S.S. Maddox papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_97_0001

Background

Scope and content:

The records of DD-622 include declassified action reports of the attack and sinking of the destroyer, muster roll of crew, roll of survivors, as well as memoirs and diaries of crew members. Also this collection contains photographs of the destroyer, commissioning ceremony, and crew members.

The records of DD-731 include action reports, communiques, and copies of Naval Department histories of the destroyer, as well as histories of other vessels named after Captain William Maddox. The collection also includes a commissioning program, memoirs, photographs, and diaries of crew members, as well as veterans newsletters.

Biographical / historical:

The items in this collection were donated by members of the U.S.S. Maddox Destroyer Association of Dayton, Ohio, and compiled by the Association's chief historian, Joseph Fanelli.

Note written by Braeden J. Belcher

Acquisition information:

Fanelli, Joseph

Donation

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Arrangement:

Organized by ship, then chronological.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], U.S.S. Maddox papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_97_0001

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA