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Collection SummaryTitle: Morton L. Deyo PapersSpan Dates: 1911-1981 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1911-1954) ID No.: MSS60590 Creator: Deyo, Morton L. (Morton Lyndholm), 1887-1973 Extent: 3,150 items; 9 containers; 3.6 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: Naval officer. Correspondence, subject files, speeches and writings documenting Deyo's career in the Navy, particularly as a naval task force commander during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Selected Search TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Personal Names Deyo, Morton L. (Morton Lyndholm), 1887-1973. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. Forrestal, James, 1892-1949. Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966. Stark, Harold R. (Harold Raynsford), 1880-1972. Yarnell, Harry E. (Harry Ervin), 1875-1959. Organizations Japan. Kaigun--History. United States. Navy--Foreign service--China--Shanghai. United States. Navy--Officers. United States. Navy. Asiatic Fleet. United States. Navy. Naval District, 1st. Subjects Bombardment--France--Cherbourg. Bombardment--France--Normandy. Cherbourg, Battle of, Cherbourg, France, 1944. Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945. Kamikaze airplanes. Navy-yards and naval stations--Massachusetts--Boston. Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Naval operations, American. World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Atlantic Ocean. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean. World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American. Locations Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952. Occupations Naval officers. Administrative InformationProvenance:The papers of Morton L. Deyo, naval officer, were deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1982 and converted to a gift in 1998. Processing History:The papers of Morton L. Deyo were arranged and described in 1996. The finding aid was revised in 2008. Transfers:Some maps have been transferred to the Library's Geography and Map Division where they are identified as part of the Morton L. Deyo Papers. Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Morton L. Deyo is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Morton L. Deyo Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note
Scope and Content NoteThe papers of Morton Lyndholm Deyo (1887-1973) span the years 1911-1981 and relate to his career as a naval officer. The bulk of the collection dates from 1911 to 1954, corresponding to Deyo's career in the navy and his post-retirement speeches and writings on his experiences and naval topics. Deyo's papers are arranged in three series: Correspondence, Subject File, and Speeches and Writings File. The Correspondence series (1925-1972), contains letters sent and received. Although largely unofficial in nature, the correspondence relates mainly to Deyo's career and other naval topics. The largest section dates from 1944 to 1945 when he was in command of task forces during World War II. Topics include the D-Day invasion of Normandy and the loss of personnel due to attacks by Japanese kamikaze planes on ships under his command near Okinawa, Japan. Military and political figures represented include Dwight D. Eisenhower, James Forrestal, Chester W. Nimitz, Harold R. Stark, and H. E. Yarnell. A substantial portion of the Deyo Papers is arranged according to subject. This Subject File series contains biographical information, including orders to duty, files on specific duty locations and battle campaigns, reports and memoranda on military policy and naval tactics, and material on political and national security issues. The largest section relates to Deyo's activities in World War II in both the Atlantic and the Pacific theaters. Files on the Normandy invasion cover his commands of the naval bombardment of Utah beach and Cherbourg, France. Documents on the Pacific relate to his command of a bombardment group supporting the marines on Iwo Jima, command of a task force supporting the Okinawa campaign, and his direction of the landing of occupation troops and oversight of the demilitarization of Japanese naval vessels in parts of Japan following the Japanese surrender. Other files relate to the Asiatic Fleet and cover his service as operations officer on the staff of the commander in chief, based in Shanghai, China, during the Sino-Japanese conflict in 1937. In the files is a holograph poem written to Deyo in 1965 by Ogden Nash regarding the conflict. Nash sent the poem in response to Deyo's forwarding him a 1938 clipping regarding Nash's poem on the subject. The final series is a file of Deyo's speeches and writings. Radio addresses and some of the speeches were given while he served as commandant of the First Naval District. Much of the writing dates from after his retirement, including narratives and stories about the Normandy invasion and kamikaze attacks during World War II. Original records from the events and accounts of other participants are included among the background material in these files. Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged in three series: Description of Series
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