Forest Duane Hunsley collection, 1923-1984, Date accessioned: 2020-05-01, bulk 1942-1945
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Hunsley, Forest Duane, 1923-1984
- Extent:
- .25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Forest Duane Hunsley collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-11-1961
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Forest Duane Hunsley who served in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Mechanic 2nd Class on the aircraft carrier U.S.S Lexington during World War II. The collection includes work notes and manuals while involved in aviation metal smithing aboard the U.S.S Lexington and Hawaii. The collection contains short letters and brief accounts of the Battle of Coral Sea, and the journalism that followed him in his hometown in Illinois. Informational booklet about New Caledonia is also included.
- Biographical / historical:
Born in Minot, ND on August 7, 1923 Forest Duane Hunsley enlisted May of 1941 in the U.S. Navy after graduating from Joy High School in Illinois. He trained in Aviation Metalsmithing at the US Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Florida before continuing his service in Hawaii and eventually assigned to the U.S.S Lexington. He was present during the Battle of the Coral Sea a year later from May 4-8, 1942 and was one of the few who survived after the aircraft carrier sank. He would continue to finish his service in various stations such as New Caledonia, Hawaii, and San Diego for the remainder of the war. He passed away on November 25, 1984 and is buried alongside his wife Doris Jane Hunsley at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Paula J. Hunsley
- Custodial history:
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
- 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], Forest Duane Hunsley collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-11-1961
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
