John F. Forsyth Papers
Object NameNewspaper
Magazine
Poster, Instructional
Historic Owner
John F. Forsyth
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1943–May 1948
PeriodWorld War II; Cold War
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Thomas D. Forsyth in honor of John F. Forsyth. A2013.200
Object numberA2013.200
DescriptionExtent: 2 foldersThe John F. Forsyth Papers include papers from the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) and the U.S. Navy during Forsyth's service during World War II. Forsyth served aboard Intrepid in 1944 as a SB2C Helldiver pilot with Bombing Squadron 18 (VB-18). Included in this collection are a training manual on flight quarters, recognition magazines, an issue of Intrepid's newspaper, and Navy work safety posters featuring the character Spoiler the mechanic.
Flight Quarters. Training Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy, 1943
Connolly, Stephen R. U.S. Army-Navy Journal of Recognition. U.S. War and Navy Departments, March 1944
Newspaper: Intrepid Then-Now-Forever, September 1944
Naval Aviation News, September 1946; May 1948
Work safety posters featuring the character Spoiler (27). U.S. Navy Training Division. n.d.
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