| Scope and content |
The collection contains the papers of David M. Armstrong, a U.S. Navy officer and member of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1941, including his personal correspondence, photographs, citations, reports, action report and war diaries for U.S.S. Zane and U.S.S.Trever, accounts of battles at Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal, and personal materials. Early correspondence pertains to David M. Armstrong's activities with the Boy Scouts of America, particularly his achievement of Eagle Scout status. Later correspondence includes details about his naval career and personal life. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
David M. Armstrong Papers (#555), 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 Cdr. David M. Armstrong, USN (Ret). |
| Biographical note | David M. Armstrong was born in 1919 and grew up in Cabin John, MD. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1941 and spent most of World War II in the Pacific Theatre. |
