Naval History and Heritage Command

Finding aid (Word)

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains an assortment of items relating to Radioman Second Class Silas Little's naval career and personal life. The diary reflects his shipboard activities on USS Lexington from 24 October 1930 to 30 March 1932, shore leave, and notes of a personal nature. The miscellaneous items include a Liberty magazine from 25 August 1945 and a photograph dated July 1933 that may be of Little.

Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as the Papers of Silas Little, Archives Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command, Washington, D.C.

Subject Headings (LCSH)

Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1927-1942)
United States. Navy--Radiomen--Diaries.
United States. Navy--Sea Life.