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WWI Named American Navy Photo Album – Uniform - Document Grouping.
Nice complete WWI Naval grouping to a Machinist Mate in the American Navy who served aboard the Destroyer U.S.S. Flusser DD-20 during WWI. The Flusser had escort duty on the East Coast until 30 July 1917, when she departed Charleston for two months of ocean escort and patrol duty based on Ponta Delgada, Azores. She had similar duty out of Brest, France, operating across the English Channel from 22 October-9 December 1918, returning to Charleston on 31 December. She was decommissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 14 July 1919, and sold on 21 November. The group consists of his WWI Sailors Uniform with Shirt, Pants, Neckerchief and Cap Tally that can be seen with him wearing it in a large period photo in its original frame as well as it being worn in a hand made embroidered commemorative keepsake. The documents are various letters home dated 1918, the ships log diary of his accounts and actions of the U.S.S. Flusser all which is contained in an album that is named to the U.S.S. Flusser that has over 120 photos and postcards depicting time underway at sea, shipboard life, friends, other Navy ships and various ports of call.