| Scope and content |
Collection (1942-1945, 2006) of documents, maps, printed materials, etc., relating to his service as a Quartermaster 3d Class aboard the USS Ann Arundel (AP-76) during World War II, including autobiographical accounts of four voyages, and descriptions of its actions during the Normandy invasion of 6 June 1944. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
William B. Martin Papers (#1226), 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 William B. Martin. |
| Biographical note | William B. Martin was born on October 29, 1924, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. His naval service began with attending Quartermaster School in Newport, Rhode Island, after which he was assigned to the USS Ann Arundel, a troop ship, just before Christmas 1943. He served throughout the remainder of World War II and during the early post-war period as a Quartermaster 3d Class aboard the USS Ann Arundel (AP-7). Following the war, he worked at East Carolina University as a professor in the College of Education. |
