William P. Raimo papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSC-272

Staff Only

Content Description

Copies of "The Pointer", newsletter of U.S. Naval Armed Guard Veterans of WWII, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, and 2003; List of Naval Armed Guard crews that earned Battle Stars, Ships, G to M; List of U.S. Merchant ships sunk or damaged in WWII; Fact Sheet on WWII convoys, Runs to Russia; Copy of Record of trip, Certificate of Merit, and Authority for Bronze Star Ribbon; Copy of photographs of Merchant Ship SS Lawrence P. Tyson and USS William R. Rush; crew on camels, "Menus aboard SS L.P. Tyson; Letter to CNO April 16, 1944 re: attack on the convoy; Newspaper Clippings, 1996, from Valley News and The Boston Sunday Globe, Tape recordings of Raimo's service in the Naval Armed Guard, 1944-1945.

Dates

Creation: 1944 - 2003

Creator

Raimo, William P., 1925- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.

Conditions Governing Use

Material in this collection is in the public domain, unless otherwise noted.

Biographical Note

William P. Raimo was born in Medford, MA in October 1925. He was a ship fitter assistant at the Boston Navy Yard before he entered the navy at age seventeen. He served in the Naval Armed Guard, 1944-1946.

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Certificates, Lists and Publications, chiefly, 1944-2003. Most of the collection relates to his service in the Naval Armed Guard in SS Lawrence D. Tyson, 1944-1945, including copies of photographs of the ship's crew, lists of merchant ships where Naval Armed Guard won battle stars, newspaper clippings, and newsletters of the Naval Armed Guard Association.