Cover of USS Intrepid first anniversary menu from August 16, 1944, with drawing of aircraft car…

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Printed menu for the Christmas Day on U.S.S. Intrepid dated December 25, 1944

Handwritten envelope addressed to "Mr. W.C. Peterson"

Printed menu for Thanksgiving Day on U.S.S. Intrepid dated November 23, 1944 with a drawing of …

Printed V-mail from “Somewhere in England” with a drawing of aircraft and missile midair

Handwritten letter to "Pete" dated March 7, 1944, page 1

Handwritten letter to "Pete" dated March 7, 1944, page 2

Printed poem titled "Hold Everything" by Annonymous

Document with a printed poem titled "The Navy Air Song"

Poems typed on Carrier Air Group Ten letterhead, about how servicemen cannot describe their exp…

Printed Plan of the Day for U.S.S. Intrepid dated September 2, 1944

Back of printed Plan of the Day dated September 2, 1944 with a cartoon titled "Crossing the Equ…

Printed Plan of the Day for U.S.S. Intrepid dated September 8, 1944

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Printed Intrepid Daily Press dated October 18, 1944

Printed Intrepid Press dated August 27, 1945

Printed partial Press Wireless dated September 16, 1944

Printed U.S.S. Intrepid Press News dated October 20, 1944

Printed Press Wireless dated October 22, 1944

Printed article titled "Job Performed by One U.S. Carrier in Pacific" by Phillip S. Heisler

Printed report titled "Domei War Correspondent Philippine Front"

Printed U.S.S. Intrepid newspaper dated June 1, 1944

Printed U.S.S. Intrepid newspaper dated August 1944 with a photograph of Chief Bos'n Johnson a…

Cover of USS Intrepid newspaper with photo of airplanes on the flight deck and the words "Begin…

Printed U.S.S. Intrepid newspaper dated October 1944 with a photograph of sailors on the Island

Printed U.S.S. Intrepid newspaper dated Marched 1945 with a photograph of Intrepid's Commanding…

Back of U.S.S. Intrepid newspaper addressed to "Mrs. Lane W. Peterson"

Printed U.S.S. Intrepid newspaper dated October 1945 with a photo collage of Intrepid and its s…

Black and white map of important air bases in the Pacific Ocean dating from 1944, with annotati…

Printed list of sailors names, rank, and address

Printed newspaper clipping titled "College Head Faces Count In Oklahoma"

Printed newspaper clipping titled "Photographer Relates Story of Life On A Carrier Under Attack…

Printed newspaper clipping with photograph of Lt. Cecil Harris

Printed newspaper clipping titled "World Battlefronts" dated October 23, 1944

Printed magazine clipping titled "Beyond Betrayal"

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Printed magazine clipping with a photograph of a carrier refueling at sea

Printed magazine clipping with photograph of a carrier's flgiht deck

Printed magazine clipping with a photograph of a carrier being attacked

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Printed program for U.S.S. Intrepid Protestant Divine Service dated September 17, 1944

Printed blue propaganda flier with a Japanese figure holding an umbrella

Printed Japanese propaganda flier with a drawing of a man addressing a crowd on orange paper

Printed Japanese propaganda flier on orange paper

Printed Japanese propaganda flier with a drawing of a figure with a piece of cloth tied over th…

Lane W. Peterson Papers

Object NameCorrespondence Poem Release, News Clipping, Newspaper Schedule Menu

Historic Owner Lane W. Peterson

Association USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

Date1944–1945

PeriodWorld War II

Mediumpaper, ink

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of Lane W. Peterson. A2016.59

Object numberA2016.59

DescriptionExtent: 7 folders

The Lane W. Peterson papers cover Peterson's time aboard USS Intrepid during World War II. This collection includes Intrepid publications such as the USS Intrepid magazine, and internal documents such as plans of the day and news releases given to sailors. It also includes poems and letters collected by and sent to Peterson, most of them jokes and other stories that have little to do with naval service.

Correspondence;
- Envelope; Blank envelope, First Anniversary 1944 menu, Christmas 1944 menu
- Envelope; Addressed envelope, Thanksgiving 1944 menu
- Letter; V-mail, handwritten poems “Somewhere in England”

Poems; Ten (10) poems total: Six (6) typed poems, four (4) poems on squadron letterhead

Plans of the Day;
- August 20 – September 27, 1944. September 2, 4, 8 and 27 have cartoons.
- Four (4) fragments, likely from plans of the day, n.d.

News and Press Releases;
- Four (4) Intrepid’s Daily Press, October 28, 1944 – August 27, 1945
- Eight (8) Press Wireless, September 16, 1944 – October 29, 1944, three (3) fragments
- Badly damaged Press Wireless, November 9, 1944
- “Job Performed by one U.S. Carrier in the Pacific”
- Domei War Correspondent Philippine Front
- Four (4) news fragments

Newspaper; Intrepid Then, Now, Forever (publication);
- June 1, 1944, Vol 2 No 2
- August 1944, Vol 2 No 4
- September 1944, Vol 2 No 5
- October 1944, Vol 2 No 6
- March 1945, Vol 3 No 1
- October 1945, Vol 3 No 4 Anniversary Edition, two (2)

Photo lists;
- Three (3) handwritten lists of people appearing in photos
- Six (6) printed lists of people appearing in photos

Miscellaneous;
- Card; Sugar ration card
- Clipping, Newspaper; Four (4) newspaper clippings (scanned and discarded)
- Clipping, Magazine; Eight (8) magazine clippings
- Program; Protestant Devine Service, September 17, 1944
- Flyer; Four (4) Japanese propaganda fliers
- Map; "Air Force, Pacific Fleet // Pacific Ocean Islands // Important Air Bases // And // Air Distances // Chart Number 5A // 15 February 1944", annotated in red and black ink.

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