Wade C. Merritt Collection (3263) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 32630000000
- Collection
- Wade C. Merritt Collection
- Title
- Wade C. Merritt Collection (3263) Finding Aid
- Finding Aid Date
- 2021-11-16
- Linear Feet
- 0.1
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 1951 - 1972
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of less than a quarter of a linear foot of materials documenting Machinist's Mate Chief Wade Collins Merritt's U.S. Navy service from 1951 to 1972 aboard various ships including the USS Josephus Daniels. The materials include certificates; letters of appreciation; artifacts; performance evaluations; photographs; bulletins; warrant officer program requirements; application forms; memos and correspondence; Machinist Mate rating qualifications; service records; medical records; leave authorization forms; travel vouchers; military orders; and ephemera.- 1
- Museum Objects
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- 11
- Photographs
9 photographs - MMC Wade Merritt receiving an award (one signed by CO of Naval Air Tactical Training Center); b&w; 8 x 10 inches
2 photographs - Machinists Mates School Class 2209 Sections C-D, 8 February 1952 - Great Lakes, Ill.; b&w; 11 x 14 inches
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- Box 1 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [Individual Collections - M ]]
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Service records (1951-1952, 1960-1969, No Date)
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Certificates and awards (1952, 1955-1958, 1966, 1970-1972)
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Travel vouchers, leave authorization, and application forms (1963-1966, 1972)
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Memos/correspondence, warrant officer program requirements, machinist's mate rating qualifications, bulletin, and ephemera (1964, 1970-1972, No Date)
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=32630000000
- Citation
- Wade C. Merritt Collection (3263) Finding Aid, Wade C. Merritt Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=32630000000, Accessed 13 Feb 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 32630000000, Wade C. Merritt Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 16 Nov 2021 [Updated: 17 Nov 2021]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
(806)742-9010 -
Email
vnca@ttu.edu