Title:
Map of the Azores
Caption:
Taken from the account of George M. Battey, Jr., who served on the U.S.S. Reid during World War I and spent nine weeks in the Azores (31 July-7 October 1917).
Description:
A series of volcanic islands located about 850 miles from Portugal, the Azores proved a valuable stopping point for ships crossing the Atlantic during World War I. Fearing that the Germans would seize the islands to use as a submarine base, the Allies maintained an aeronautic Marine detachment and several anti-submarine craft there.
Original Location:
George M. Battey, Jr., 70,000 Miles on a Submarine Destroyer or, The Reid Boat in the World War (Atlanta, GA: The Webb & Vary Company, 1919), 38.
