| Scope and content |
Material documenting the life of WWII U.S. Navy Captain Victor Delano including accounts (1941-1986) of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and duty in the USS West Virginia, by Victor Delano, Pearl Harbor artifacts, correspondence, Familygrams, ships logs, research studies, photograph albums, loose photographs, certificates, diplomas, medals and ribbons, clippings, programs, and publications. Also includes two packets of drawings of Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship, H.M.S. VICTORY, 1970; and an article, entitled "TOP SECRET COMPHIBPAC OPERATIONS PLAN A11-45: The Story of the Invasion of Japan" by James Martin, ca. 1986. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Victor Delano Papers (#539), 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 Capt. Victor Delano, U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1941 (USN ret.). |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Kate Delano Jahnig. |
| Biographical note | Victor Delano was a Captain in the United States Navy who served during World War II and was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1941. After the war, Delano worked on atomic weapons testing and held a variety of leadership positions within the Navy. |
