Pemberton Southard papers.
| Author/creator | Southard, Pemberton, 1918- |
| Format | Archival & Manuscript Material |
| Production | 1942-1944. |
| Description | 0.037 cubic ft. (16 items) |
| Supplemental Content | Finding aid |
| Subjects |
| Scope and content | The collection consists of papers (1942-1945) of Captain Pemberton Southard, a U.S. Naval officer, U.S. Naval Academy class of 1941, consisting of Battle of Vella Gulf battle reports (1943), a history of the U.S.S. Lang (DD-399), U.S.S. Lang action reports (Feb. 1942-April 1944), naval communiques relating to U.S.S. Lang (1942-1944), and after-action reports for the battles of Vella Gulf, Guadalcanal, Wewak, (New Guinea), Morotai, Leyte Gulf, Okinawa, Lingayen Gulf, and other Pacific Ocean operations in which the U.S.S. Lang participated (1942-1945). |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as | Pemberton Southard Papers (#551), 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 Southard, Pemberton, USN (RET), (Capt.). |
| Biographical note | Captain Pemberton Southard was born in Augusta, Me. on February 4, 1918, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1941. |