Description: Parke Davis Patton was born February 15, 1923 in Columbus, Ohio to Charles and Jesse Davis Patton. He served as a pharmacist’s mate, second class, in the United States Navy during World War II. During the war, an Evansville, Indiana shipyard produced Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs), which supported the war effort by transporting men and material around the world. The Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company completed the LST 577 on May 3, 1944. It was launched on June 16, 1944, and was commissioned July 10, 1944. During the morning of February 11, 1945, the LST 577 was part of a convoy formation of ships east of Mindinano, Philippine Islands. The convoy was on a resupply run to Lingayen Gulf, Leyte and was approaching the point of rendezvous with other ships. As a result of the foggy, drizzling weather that morning, the crew had been allowed to sleep in. At approximately 9:05 a.m., two torpedoes from the Japanese submarine R050 passed through the convoy from port to starboard and struck the LST 577, at convoy position Number 21, on the port quarter. The explosion occurred just aft of the auxiliary engine room and broke the ship in two. The entire forward section of the ship aft frame sank immediately, because the main engines and superstructure were located in and on the back half of the ship. The forward section remained afloat. Over 166 Navy and Army personnel, including Patton, lost their lives. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1258AV
Subjects: United States Navy; World War II; Military Ohio; Soldiers--Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite photograph of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, from the William T. Sherman Photograph Album, ca. 1865-1880. Farragut was born on July 5, 1801, near Nashville, Tennessee. At nine years of age, he was commissioned as a midshipman in the United States Navy, due to the influence of his adoptive father. He was the first Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral and Admiral of the United States Navy. He died at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on August 14, 1870. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04325
Subjects: United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; U.S. Navy; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military officers; Portrait photography
 

Description: This carte de visite photograph is of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut in a formal dress Naval uniform, from the William T. Sherman Photograph Album, ca. 1865-1880. The William T. Sherman album contains photographs of a large number of Civil War officers that possibly served with General Sherman or were known by him. Farragut was born on July 5, 1801, near Nashville, Tennessee. At nine years of age, he was commissioned as a midshipman in the United States Navy, due to the influence of his adoptive father. He was the first Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral and Admiral of the United States Navy. He died at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on August 14, 1870. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04326
Subjects: United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; U.S. Navy; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military officers
 

Description: Portrait of Robert E. Satterfield in his Navy uniform, ca. 1941-1945. Satterfield and his wife, Martha Jane (Sininger) Satterfield, of West Union, Ohio, had four daughters: Margaret, Mary, Kathy, and Caroline. Satterfield served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Following the war, he worked for Texaco and was also elected as Adams County Engineer, a position he held for 22 years. The Satterfield family was involved with the Democratic Party and frequented Democratic events such as Governor DiSalle’s birthday party. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1464AV_B02F12_01
Subjects: United States Navy; World War II; Military Ohio; Soldiers--Ohio;
Places: West Union (Ohio); Adams County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of Columbus, Ohio, native John Rumora in May 1945 after his graduation from boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. John George Rumora (1927-) enlisted in the United States Navy on February 24, 1945. He processed through boot camp at Great Lakes and then was assigned to the engine room of the U.S.S. Santa Fe, a CL-60 light cruise which served in the Pacific Theater. Rumora was aboard the U.S.S. Santa Fe when World War II ended, and the crew participated in the occupation of Japan, during which the ship stopped and saw the devastation at Nagasaki in October 1945. After the ship sailed home, Rumora helped prepare the U.S.S. Santa Fe for the mothball fleet in Bremerton, Washington. He was honorably discharged as a Machinist Mate 3/c on July 19, 1946. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5756_01
Subjects: World War II; United States Navy; Military Ohio; Ships;
Places: Great Lakes (Illinois)
 

Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows the United States Navy Marching Band, Central Division, from Chicago, Illinois, playing instruments near presidential candidate Warren G. Harding's home in Marion, Ohio. Spectators stand behind band members. This photograph is part of a photograph album in the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection (P146). Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College in Iberia, Ohio, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. He married Florence Kling de Wolfe in 1891, and embarked on his political career in 1900 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature. After serving two terms as an Ohio Senator, Harding served as Lieutenant Governor in 1904 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. Although he lost the 1910 gubernatorial race, Harding was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty promoted Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His front porch campaign was centered on speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy” in this post World War I era. Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding unexpectedly died from a massive heart attack while touring the western United States, and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20P33_001
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; United States Navy; Marching bands; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hand-colored photograph of the USS Marietta with caption reading "U.S.S. Marietta, July 14, 1910, 12-19-17." There is a hand-written inscription on the lower left corner that reads "Dear Mrs. Schoonover, Your "Marietta" and my "Marietta" are quite different 'animiles'." On the lower right corner is written "USS Marietta, Built at the Union Ironworks, San Francisco, CA under the supervision of [not legible]." The USS Marietta was U.S. Navy gunboat commissioned in 1897. It was named for the city of Marietta in Washington County, Ohio. The Marietta served with the Pacific Squadron, then took a voyage around South America to join the Spanish-American War fleet near Cuba. After the Spanish-American War, the Marietta served in Asian, Caribbean, European and western Atlantic waters. During World War I, she performed convoy duties in the Atlantic Ocean. In July 1919 the Marietta was decommissioned by the U.S. Navy and sold in March 1920. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_7413
Subjects: U.S. Navy; Gunboats; Military Ohio; Ships; Spanish-American War, 1898; World War I, 1914-1918;
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite photograph of Admiral David Dixon Porter, from the William T. Sherman Photograph Album, ca. 1865-1880. David Dixon Porter was born on June 8, 1813, in Chester, Pennsylvania. He began his naval service at age 10 as a midshipman under the command of Commander David Porter, his father. He served in the United States Navy in the American Civil War. He died in Washington D. C., on February 13. 1891 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04346
Subjects: United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; U.S. Navy; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Military officers
 

Description: Photograph of John Rumora at center with two of his fellow crew members on board the U.S.S. Santa Fe, identified as Dewayne Russell of Findlay (left) and Gerald Motter of Piqua (right). John George Rumora (1927-) enlisted in the United States Navy on February 24, 1945. He processed through boot camp at Great Lakes and then was assigned to the engine room of the U.S.S. Santa Fe, a CL-60 light cruise which served in the Pacific Theater. Rumora was aboard the U.S.S. Santa Fe when World War II ended, and the crew participated in the occupation of Japan, during which the ship stopped and saw the devastation at Nagasaki in October 1945. After the ship sailed home, Rumora helped prepare the U.S.S. Santa Fe for the mothball fleet in Bremerton, Washington. He was honorably discharged as a Machinist Mate 3/c on July 19, 1946. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5756_03
Subjects: World War II; United States Navy; Military Ohio; Ships;
 

Description: Photograph showing the dance band on board the U.S.S. Santa Fe, with John Rumora on trombone, ca. 1945-1946. John George Rumora (1927-) enlisted in the United States Navy on February 24, 1945. He processed through boot camp at Great Lakes and then was assigned to the engine room of the U.S.S. Santa Fe, a CL-60 light cruise which served in the Pacific Theater. Rumora was aboard the U.S.S. Santa Fe when World War II ended, and the crew participated in the occupation of Japan, during which the ship stopped and saw the devastation at Nagasaki in October 1945. After the ship sailed home, Rumora helped prepare the U.S.S. Santa Fe for the mothball fleet in Bremerton, Washington. He was honorably discharged as a Machinist Mate 3/c on July 19, 1946. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5756_05
Subjects: World War II; United States Navy; Military Ohio; Bands; Military life; Musicians;
 

Description: Photograph of John Rumora at left with two of his fellow crew members in the U.S.S. Santa Fe engine room. John George Rumora (1927-) enlisted in the United States Navy on February 24, 1945. He processed through boot camp at Great Lakes and then was assigned to the engine room of the U.S.S. Santa Fe, a CL-60 light cruise which served in the Pacific Theater. Rumora was aboard the U.S.S. Santa Fe when World War II ended, and the crew participated in the occupation of Japan, during which the ship stopped and saw the devastation at Nagasaki in October 1945. After the ship sailed home, Rumora helped prepare the U.S.S. Santa Fe for the mothball fleet in Bremerton, Washington. He was honorably discharged as a Machinist Mate 3/c on July 19, 1946. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5756_07
Subjects: World War II; United States Navy; Military Ohio; Ships;
 

Description: Photograph of John Rumora at left with two of his fellow crew members at dry dock with the U.S.S. Santa Fe. The man are identified as Gerald Motter of Piqua (center) and Dewayne Russell of Findlay (right). John George Rumora (1927-) enlisted in the United States Navy on February 24, 1945. He processed through boot camp at Great Lakes and then was assigned to the engine room of the U.S.S. Santa Fe, a CL-60 light cruise which served in the Pacific Theater. Rumora was aboard the U.S.S. Santa Fe when World War II ended, and the crew participated in the occupation of Japan, during which the ship stopped and saw the devastation at Nagasaki in October 1945. After the ship sailed home, Rumora helped prepare the U.S.S. Santa Fe for the mothball fleet in Bremerton, Washington. He was honorably discharged as a Machinist Mate 3/c on July 19, 1946. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5756_04
Subjects: World War II; United States Navy; Military Ohio; Ships;