John M. Duthie Papers
Historic Owner
John M. Duthie
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1942–1945
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Ann Duthie Perez. A2018.66
Object numberA2018.66
DescriptionExtent: 2 folders, 1 oversize folderThe John M. Duthie Papers contain items from his service aboard USS Intrepid as an ordnance officer and other papers from his service during World War II, including an invitation and program from Intrepid's commissioning and first commissioning anniversary, and ship printed papers such as ship's newspapers, plans of the day, and crossing the line ephemera. Other papers include training certificates, booklets and newspaper clippings covering the war and Intrepid's involvement.
Commissioning ephemera
- Invitation; Commissioning, August 16, 1943
- Program; Commissioning, August 16, 1943
- Program; First Commissioning Anniversary, August 16, 1944
Certificates, 1942
- Appointment Certificate, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), January 31, 1942
- Fleet Torpedo School (Elementary Course), November 13, 1942
Crossing the Line ephemera
- Certificate; Imperium Neptuni Regis, January 22, 1944
- Subpoena; Shellback Subpoena, February 23, 1944
Plans of the Day, January 29, 1944 – February 20, 1944 (7)
Air Department General Information Sheets, January 29, 1944 – November 25, 1944 (8)
Log, D-1 8c D Day
- Handwritten list of fighter, bombing and torpedo strikes with times launched
Citations, Awards and List of Involvement
- Bronze Star Medal citation, to Lieutenant Commander John Milne Duthie
- Bronze Star Medal citation, to Lieutenant Commander John Milne Duthie, Pacific Fleet
- Memos; Commendations, March 24, 1944 – February 26, 1958 (10)
Service Records
- Appointment in the U.S. Naval Reserve, February 12, 1942
- Change of Duty papers, July 26, 1942 – July 12, 1945 (18)
- Memo: Lectures, Preparation of, March 4, 1944
- Temporary Additional Duty, May 5, 1944 and May 21, 1944 (2)
- Travel Record, May 29, 1944
- Postgraduate training, Ordnance Engineering, Request for, September 30, 1944
- Medical Orders, February 5, 1945. States Duthie was treated at U.S. Naval Hospital Treasure Island and can return to duty on USS Intrepid.
- Release from Active Duty, September 27, 1945
Intelligence Information Annex, April 6, 1945. Lists ships in Task Force 58.
Letter; from the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, November 14, 1945
Ship's Newspapers
- Intrepid Then-Now-Forever, August 16, 1943 and September 18, 1943 (2)
- Intrepid, March 1945
Booklet; Guide to the Western Pacific, February 1945
Booklet; United States Navy // At War // Final Report // to the Secretary of the Navy, March 1, 1945 – October 1, 1945
Magazine; Our Navy, Mid-August 1945
- John M. Duthie is mentioned on page 40
Clippings, Magazine; Our Navy, November 1, 1945, "USS Intrepid Awards"
Clippings, Newspaper, ca. 1945
- "Pacific Drama in Three Acts"
- "U.S. Warships Inactivated"
- "Brave Ships"
- Pasadena Star, July 30, 1945: "Lt. Duthie Awarded Bronze Star," "Altadenan Among Intrepid's Heroes," "U.S.S. Intrepid Fights Fire From Suicide Planes"
- Los Angeles Times July 30, 1945, "Suicide Flyer Dives and Crashes Carrier," "Battered U.S. Carrier Sinks 80 Jap Ships," "Scenes in the Hectic Life of Carrier Intrepid," "Army Plan Hit Jap Battleship" (oversize)
- Daily News, July 30, 1945, "4 Suicide attacks fail to stop USS Intrepid"
Map; Marshall Islands, Published by Hydrographic Office, July 1942 (oversize)
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