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Wescott, Walter F.

Contains the diary of Walter F. Wescott while stationed on board the USS Comstock (LSD-19) during the Korean War. In the diary, Wescott give a day-by-day account of a deployment during the Korean war (198 days total). Wescott gave detailed accounts of significant events during the Korean War to include, but not limited to: LSD-19's entrance into mine squadron 3, USS Chief shelling on the USS Grapple, Typhoon Karen (1952), sinking of the USS Sarsi, enemy fire at LSD-19 and other naval vessels, Typhoon Mary (1952), and the mock invasion of Kojo by US forces. Additionally, Wescott writes about general shipboard life, ports of call, getting a tattoo, and gambling onboard the ship. After Wescott returns from deployment, he writes for 5 day about his return home to see his wife, Bobbie. There is one entry for 1954. Towards the end of the diary, there are financial accounts kept by Wescott for purchases, debts he owes, and outcome for playing poker and dice per pay day. At the end of the Diary, their is a hand written morse code table with random morse code symbols written below. In the back of the diary, there are loose slips of paper containing a message in either Vietnamese, translated as, 'Marines Infantry Officer and United-States donated glasses and wish all the luck' There are also slips of paper containing funds coming in and going out, as well as radio equipment guidelines and setup frequencies for in-port operation. For more description provided by the seller, click on the Finding Aid link below.

  1. College of William and Mary

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