Donald A. Braid Papers
Historic Owner
Donald A. Braid
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1943–1951
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumpaper, ink*
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of sons Michael and Fred Braid. A2020.01
Object numberA2020.01
DescriptionExtent: 5 foldersThe Donald A. Braid Papers contain service records and correspondence from his service in the U.S. Navy during training, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, and after. Donald A. Braid was an aviation ordnanceman on board Intrepid from September 12, 1943 until June 22, 1945. There are some papers and a yearbook pertaining Braid's Naval training in Memphis, Tennessee and Great Lakes, Illinois, as well as papers from his service on board Intrepid. There are several letters and telegrams, both to Braid and from Braid, including a letter to Miss Margaret Fluty in which Braid proposes marriage to her. The papers also include discharge paperwork, service benefit claims, and newspaper clippings about Intrepid becoming a museum.
Training Papers
- Yearbook; Navy Log (yearbook of Naval Air Technical Training Center, Memphis, TN), AoM school
- Certificate; Aviation Ordnanceman Course certification, May 15, 1943
- Postcards; 5 black & white photo postcards from the U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois (blank)
USS Intrepid Papers
- Card, Identification; United States Navy Identification card, Donald A. Braid
- Card; Liberty card, 4th Section, D.A. Braid AOM2c V-7
- Newspaper, Intrepid Then, Now, Forever, Volume 1, Number 2, October 2, 1943
- Subpoena; Shellback Subpoena for D.A. Braid AoM 2/c, January 22, 1944
- Participation Memoranda
-- Memorandum; Subject: Your participation in combat missions in which this vessel took part during January and February 1944, March 28, 1944
-- Memorandum; Subject: Your participation in combat missions in which this vessel took part during period 5 September 1944 to 24 September 1944, commendation for, September 25, 1944 (2 pages, 2 copies)
-- Memorandum; Subject: Participation in Combat Missions in Which This Vessel Took Part During the Period 10 October 1944 to 6 November 1944, Commendation for, November 8, 1944
-- Memorandum; Handwritten copy of Memo, Subject: Participation in Combat Missions in Which This Vessel Took Part During the Period 10 October 1944 to 6 November 1944, Commendation for, November 8, 1944
- List; handwritten copy of List of Intrepid Engagements, February 17 – November 25 (ca. 1944)
- Memorandum; Dispatches from Commander in Chief, February 22–24, 1944, handwritten copy (2 pages)
Correspondence
Telegrams; 3 telegrams, Western Union, December 21, 1944 – January 13, 1945
- Telegram; To Donald Braid from Margaret, December 21, 1944
- Telegram; From Don to Margaret, December 26, 1944
- Telegram; From Don to Margaret, January 13, 1945
Letters
- Letter and envelope; to Miss Margaret Fluty from Don A. Braid, December 10, 1944 (3 pages). Braid proposes marriage to Margaret in this letter.
- Letter; from Don to “My darling wife,” March 19, 1945 (partial)
- Letter and envelope; to Donald Amesbury Braid, from A.G. Philips, April 26, 1945 (2 pages). Philips was a former USS Intrepid shipmate of Braid's.
- Letter and envelope; to Mrs. D.A. Braid, from D.A. Braid, May 12, 1945 (2 pages)
Correspondence about photos during Intrepid service
- Envelope; to Donald Braid from Navy Department // USS Intrepid
- Letter; to Donald Braid from F. Massey, Capt. USN, January 15, 1957. Massey was the commanding officer of Intrepid at that time.
- From; Sale of Official U.S. Navy Photographs, Conditions of Sale, October 16, 1956
- Letter; to Captain Massey from Don Braid, January 23, 1957
Service Benefits & Discharge Papers
- Cards and envelope; 3 cards detailing Family Allowance from the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Family Allowance Division, October 15, 1943
- Form; Voucher for Reimbursement, November 21, 1945 (2 copies) (November 11 and November 29, 1945?)
- Memorandum; Claim for payment of dependent’s transportation, submitted by Donald A. Braid, AOM2c, USNR, to Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, March 13, 1946
- Form; Notice of Authorization of Training and Subsistence Allowance, August 19, 1948
- Form; Notice of Authorization of Training and Subsistence Allowance, March 21, 1949
- Form; Notice of Separation from US Naval Service for Donald Amesbury Braid, November 8, 1945
- Certificate; Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy for Donald Amesbury Braid, November 8, 1945 (4 copies)
- Letter; to Donald A. Braid from New York Regional Office, “Final determination for your claim for monetary & dental benefits,” November 1, 1946
- Letter; to Donald A. Braid from Veteran’s Administration In Reply Refer to ADJ/25 // C-12, 454, 890, December 14, 1946. Rejects claim for a service-related nervous disability.
- Letter; to Donald A. Braid from Veteran’s Administration In Reply Refer to ADJ/25 // C-12, 454, 890, December 24, 1946. Finds a service connection for dentail claim.
- Letter; letter to Donald Braid from Veterans Administration, June 7, 1949
- Card; Selective Service System, Notification of Classification Card, April 5, 1949
- Forms; Notice of Training Status, July 1, 1949-January 7, 1951 (4 forms)
- Letter; International Correspondence Schools to “Veteran Student”, no date
Newspaper Clippings
- Clipping, Newspaper; “Giving berth to a floating museum,” no date
- Clipping, Newspaper; “Granted, feds are Intrepid,” no date
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