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Edward L. Duncan in uniform [ca. 1944]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Merchant Marine
  • Unit of Service: SS Carter Braxton; SS Benjamin Brewster; SS Horace Williams
  • Location of Service: Tunisia; Algeria; Italy; France; Belgium; Wales; Mediterranean; Brooklyn, New York; Norfolk, Virginia
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/83197

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Edward Lavelle Duncan Collection
Interview / Recording

More Resources

[ 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 ]

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[ 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 ]

About this Item

Title

  • Edward Lavelle Duncan Collection

Names

  • Duncan, Edward Lavelle
  • Player, Janet Potter

Home State

  • Texas

Headings

  • -  Duncan, Edward Lavelle
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Merchant Marine.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Merchant Marine
    • Unit of Service: SS Carter Braxton; SS Benjamin Brewster; SS Horace Williams
    • Location of Service: Tunisia; Algeria; Italy; France; Belgium; Wales; Mediterranean; Brooklyn, New York; Norfolk, Virginia
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1946
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Audio: CD [ item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-03-03)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [33 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1943-1993)
  • Photograph: Digital print [3 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944-2011)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 2012-04-19)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/83197

Cite as

  • Edward Lavelle Duncan Collection (AFC/2001/001/83197), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Duncan, Edward Lavelle, and Janet Potter Player. Edward Lavelle Duncan Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.83197/.

APA citation style:

Duncan, E. L. & Player, J. P. (1943) Edward Lavelle Duncan Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.83197/.

MLA citation style:

Duncan, Edward Lavelle, and Janet Potter Player. Edward Lavelle Duncan Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.83197/>.