Norman H. Nunn Papers

Object NameMemoir Card, Membership Menu Pamphlet Memorandum Schedule Record, Military

Historic Owner Norman Harris Nunn

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

Date1944–1946

PeriodWorld War II; Cold War

Mediumpaper, ink

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the Nunn Family. A2016.83

Object numberA2016.83

DescriptionExtent: 3 folders

The Norman H. Nunn Archive contains papers and records from his service on board USS Intrepid (CV-11), as well as a collection of his handwritten memoirs of his time aboard the ship.

Cards, Membership;
- United States Navy Identification Card
- Qualified Driver's Permit
- Liberty Card
- Liberty Pass
- Ancient Order of the Deep
- Imperial Domain of the Golden Dragon

Currency; Fifty (50) yen, One (1) shilling

Menus;
- Thanksgiving Day, USS Intrepid, November 25, 1943
- Fourth of July, US Naval Repair Base, San Diego, CA, July 4, 1944
- First Anniversary, USS Intrepid, August 16, 1944
- Thanksgiving Day, USS Intrepid, November 23, 1944
- Christmas Day, USS Intrepid, December 25, 1944

Squadron Insignia; Three (3) hand drawn V-T Intrepid insignia of an eagle carrying a torpedo inside a circle with clouds. All insignia are on manila folders. Two drawings are colored in red, black, and yellow, and one is in blue and white.

Booklets
- Rating Description Booklet, February 19, 1946
- A Pocket Reference Guide Army-Navy-Marine Corps Insignia
- Manual for Lifeboatmen and Able Seamen, 1941
- Manual for Lifeboatmen and Able Seamen, 1944

Schedules; Plans of the Day
- January 28, 1944
- February 18, 1944

Intrepid History
- Intrepid events, January 1944 - April 1945
- Memorandum for All Heads of Department, May 27, 1945
- History of USS Intrepid (CV-11), February 19, 1948 (14 pages)

Service Records
- Shellback Subpoena, January 22, 1944
- US Navy Record Facts, Norman H. Nunn
- Training certificate, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Memphis, Tennessee, Aviation Ordnanceman Course, May 15, 1943
- Training certificate, Fleet Service Schools (Advanced Torpedo) Enlisted, July 14, 1944
- Honorable Discharge Certificate, October 1, 1945, with Discharge form on back.

Map
- Important Air bases and Air Distances chart

Aircraft ID cards
- U.S. and Japanese Aircraft identification cards

Logs, Memoirs
- Small black bound log
- Spiral notebook log
- Four (4) handwritten memoirs of his time aboard Intrepid

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