Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin, Jr. papers, 1909-1978

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Summary

Creators:
Sabin, Lorenzo Sherwood, 1899-
Abstract:
Memoirs and other writings, correspondence, orders, and memoranda relating to American naval operations in the Atlantic during World War II, the evacuation of North Vietnamese refugees to South Vietnam in 1954, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Extent:
5 manuscript boxes, 2 envelopes (2.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin, Jr. papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Memoirs and other writings, correspondence, orders, and memoranda relating to American naval operations in the Atlantic during World War II, the evacuation of North Vietnamese refugees to South Vietnam in 1954, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1899 May 23
Born, Dallas, Texas
1921
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis
1930
Naval engineer, U.S. Navy Postgraduate School, ordnance engineering
1941
Staff gunnery officer, U.S.S. Maryland, Pearl Harbor
1942
Commander, LCI (L) Flotilla Two
1943
Commander, Landing Craft Groups, Tunisian, Sicilian, and Solarno campaigns
1944
Commander, Assault Convoy, Force 0, assault on Normandy
1948
Promoted, Rear Admiral
1954
Commander, Sea Lift, Operation Passage to Freedom
1955
Awarded, Legion D'Honneur
Awarded, Distinguished Service Medal
1956
Promoted, Vice Admiral
1957-1961
Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, NATO
1961
Retired
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1980.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin, Jr. papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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