William Meriwether Furlow, Jr. collection, 1944-1945, Date acquired: 2018-02-21
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Furlow, William Meriwether, Jr.
- Extent:
- 1.00 Linear Feet 1 full box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], William Meriwether Furlow, Jr. collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_18_0003.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Lieutenant William Meriwether Furlow, Jr. who served with the U.S. Navy during World War II on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill (CV-17) aircraft carrier in the Pacific Theater. The collection includes U.S. Navy uniform items which belonged to Furlow, Jr.
- Biographical / historical:
William Meriwether Furlow, Jr. was born in Albany, GA on February 13, 1917. He attended Georgia Tech on an Electrical Engineering scholarship. Before World War II, Furlow, Jr. worked for General Electric in Lynn, MA. During World War II, Furlow, Jr. was stationed on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill aircraft carrier and later with the Airborne Coordinating Group at the Naval Research Laboratory, Anacostia, D.C. He married Alice Askew Furlow during the war. Fulow, Jr. passed away in La Grange, GA on February 15, 1996.
- Acquisition information:
William M. Furlow III (Son of William Meriwether Furlow, Jr.)
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
- Subjects:
- Aircraft carriers--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations - Names:
- Bunker Hill (Aircraft carrier : CV-17)
Albany (Ga.)
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)
General Electric Company
Georgia Institute of Technology - Places:
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
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 Meriwether Furlow, Jr. collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_18_0003.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
