1957 Internal US Navy Documents Transferring a Reserve Commander to Raleigh, North Carolina
10099On offer are two United States Navy internal documents, dated 1957, regarding Commander Thomas F. Armstrong’s posting.
Commander Armstrong served in the United States Naval Reserve. On September 20, 1957, he had written to the Commandant, SIXTH Naval District inquiring about a request to be attached to the Naval Reserve unit in Raleigh, North Carolina
The reply, dated September 26th, indicates that no decision has been made and that he remains on temporary pay status.
The second document is titled Office Memorandum – United States Government and is dated September 30, 1957. It requests that orders be issued assigning Armstrong as Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve unit in Raleigh, North Carolina.
For a historian, especially a US Naval historian, these documents are classic examples of the Naval administration and bureaucracy in place at that time.
The first document measures 10.5 inches by 8.0 inches. It is a carbon copy of a letter. The paper is in good condition and the text is quite legible. The second document measures 5.25 inches by 8.0 inches. It is a memo. The paper is in good condition and the typed contents are quite legible.
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