William Leslie Eaton papers, 1942-1998, Date acquired: 07/21/1997, bulk 1942-1945
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Eaton, William Leslie
- Extent:
- 1.00 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Wlliam Leslie Eaton, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_97_0005.
Background
- Scope and content:
William Leslie Eaton served aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Longshaw (DD-559) until its sinking on May 18, 1945. The collection includes reproductions of official documents surrounding the sinking of the U.S.S. Longshaw, along with several pictures of the sinking. It also contains materials related to the general naval war in the Pacific Theater, including information about the U.S.S. Mississippi's bombardment of Shuri Castle at Okinawa, carrier raids on Japan, and messages from admirals praising the Pacific Fleet.
- Biographical / historical:
William Leslie Eaton was born in Gardner, Kansas, on June 10, 1925. He entered service January 8, 1943, and was stationed at a submarine base in Key West, FL, and also served in the Pacific Theater Operations from 1944 to 1945. He served aboard the U.S.S. Longshaw (DD-559). His service number was 342-59-67, and his rate was Torpedoman's Mate Second Class at the time of the sinking. He was not wounded during the course of the sinking of the U.S.S. Longshaw. Eaton passed away on March 4, 2003.
- Acquisition information:
William Leslie Eaton
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
Indexed terms
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], Wlliam Leslie Eaton, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_97_0005.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
