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William Daniel Marshman collection, 1915-2005, Date acquired: 10/16/2007, bulk 1943-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Marshman, Helen P.
Marshman, William Daniel
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], William Daniel Marshman collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_07_0115.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection pertains to William Daniel Marshman who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as Chief Quartermaster of the destroyer USS Barton (DD-599). Marshman was listed as missing in action, presumed killed in action, on November 14, 1942, when the Barton was sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.  The collection contains Marshman's Purple Heart Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and American Campaign Medal. The collection also contains Marshman's personnel records, photocopies of newspaper clippings, condolence letters, official correspondence in relation to his death, an issue of the New York Masonic Outlook, certificates and citations awarded to Marshman, and memorial service pamphlets. Photographs of Marshman, the graduating class of Tri-State College in 1920, and a document mailing tube are also included.

Biographical / historical:

William Daniel Marshman was born in Oxford, New York on April 2, 1897. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on September 27, 1915, and received training at the Naval Recruiting Station in Newport, Rhode Island. After training Marshman was assigned to the USS Melville (AD-2), which operated out of Queenstown, Ireland, providing support for Navy destroyers. In January of 1919, the Melville began operating out of Newport and Guantanamo Bay. Marshman was transferred to the USS Rochester (CA-124) on June 30, 1919. He was honorably discharged on September 5th.





Acquisition information:

William Fredrickson

Donation.

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], William Daniel Marshman collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_07_0115.

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