| Scope and content |
This collection (1943-1945) from a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1941 includes correspondence and a typescript diary entitled Fringe of war. The diary was compiled from notes taken by Frederic Shelby Brooks and relates to the cruise of the USS BORUM (DE-790). |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
John L. Landreth Collection (#590), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. John L. Landreth. |
| Biographical note | John L. Landreth (born 1917), a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1941, served on board the battleships USS NEVADA (BB-36) and USS ALABAMA (BB-60), and on escort vessel USS BORUM (1944-1945) during World War II. Landreth also commanded the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-3) after the war, was present at the Bikini Atoll atomic bombs tests, and retired from active duty in 1948. |
