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Michael O'Brien Collection (718) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 7180000000
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
0.2
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 24 June 2002
Scope and Contents
Itinerary of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans from February 3, 1954 to September 25, 1945; a Muster Roll of the Crew for February 3, 1945; and a November 21, 1969 report from the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet to the Judge Advocate General on the 'Joint USN/RAN Investigation on collision of USS Frank E. Evans and HMAS Melbourne on 3 June 1969 donated to the Vietnam Archive by Michael O'Brien. Also included in the collection are letters written by O'Brien in 2001 to J. C. and Sylvia Campbell in which he describes his experiences while serving on board the U. S. S. Frank E. Evans in the 1940s.
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Oral History
OH0321 Interview with Michael O'Brien
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D056.7]]
  • Travels of the USS Frank E Evans DD 754 from the day of her commissioning ceremony February 3, 1945 until She lay at anchor in Jinsen, Korea September 25, 1945
  • Muster Roll of the Crew of the USS Frank E Evans, February 3, 1945
  • Endorsements on Rear Admiral Jerome H. King, USN, investigative report of 18 Jul 1969. Subject: Joint USN/RAN investigation-collision of USS Frank E Vans and HMAS Melbourne on 3 Jun 1969
  • Report of the Combined USN R.A.N. Board of Investigation into the Collision between HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E. Evans Convened by COMSEVENTHFLT and ACNB
  • Correspondence between Michael O'Brien and JC and Sylvia Campbell, discussing O'Brien's experiences while serving on board the USS Frank E. Evans in the 1940s

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=7180000000

Citation
Michael O'Brien Collection (718) Finding Aid, Michael O'Brien Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=7180000000, Accessed 17 Mar 2026.

Pub Credit Line
7180000000, Michael O'Brien Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 23 Jun 2002 [Updated: 30 Sep 2019]