Edward Lavelle Duncan collection: Veterans History Project (Library of Congress

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Edward Lavelle Duncan

Edward L. Duncan in uniform [ca. 1944]

War: World War, 1939-1945
Branch: Merchant Marine
Unit: SS Carter Braxton; SS Benjamin Brewster; SS Horace Williams
Service Location: Tunisia; Algeria; Italy; France; Belgium; Wales; Mediterranean; Brooklyn, New York; Norfolk, Virginia
Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade

Interview (Audio)
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Photos
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Official Documents
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Official Documents (39 items)
Account of wages and deductions	Certification as a Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class	U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Registry as Staff Officer
Memo certifying completion of training as Junior Assistant Purser and Pharmacist's Mate	U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Mutual Release	Certificate of training completion in the Assistant Purser Division
DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty	Certificate of Substantially Continuous Service in the U.S. Coast Guard	Composite photo of three certificates of discharge from the U.S. Coast Guard
Composite photo of certificate of discharge from the Coast Guard and Record of Service in the Merchant Marine	Composite photo of three certificates of discharge from the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine	U.S. Coast Guard certificate of registry as a Staff Officer
Legal document from a military case involving Edward Lavelle Duncan	Letter from Rear Admiral John F. McGowan informing Duncan that service in the Merchant Marine has now been recognized as having military status	Letter granting Duncan a Certficate of Substantially Continuous Service in the Merchant Marine
Document for a Special Court-Martial finding Edward Lavelle Duncan guilty of taking 2 cases of Chesterfield cigarettes; he was sentenced to 6 months hard labor and a fine of $116 per month for 6 month	Ship's roster for the S.S. Carter Braxton	Designation of grade and release from active service in the U.S. Maritime Division
Special Orders number 10 [1/29/1946]	Certificate of Graduation from U.S. Maritime Service Training Station, Sheepshead Bay, NY [1/13/1944]	Certification as a Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class
Composite photo of military I.D. cards	Inventory of property of Edward Lavelle Duncan	Letter of recommendation for application to the Merchant Marine
Designation of grade as Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class	Letter to Duncan's mother, Marjorie Fulton, concerning her son's Court Martial [11/30/1945]	Composite photo of 2 Seaman's Allotment Notes
Seaman's Certificate of Identification	Seaman's passport	Pink copy of a Seaman's wage report for Edward Duncan
Composite photo of 3 shore leave passes	Informational memo about the status of seaman following the cessation of the war [11/11/1945]	Letter of recommendation [1/7/1944]
Yellow copy of a travel order [2/1/1946]	Letter of thanks for service in the Merchant Marine from President Harry Truman [2/9/1948]	Wage voucher [4/12/1946]
Composite photo of two bars for service in the Mediterranean and Atlantic War Zones	Composite photo of 3 income tax withholding statements	Composite photo of a page from a currency exchange control book and a promissory note from 1946
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