| Scope and content |
A collection of Lt. Richard Norman Tuttle's military service records (1943-1946) and the official records of the USS New York⁰́(B9s lengthy service in the U.S. Navy (1914-1948). As an officer during World War II, Lt. Tetlie trained recruits at the Ship-to-Shore Division of the Fort Emory Detachment, Landing Craft School, Coronado, CA, in the fundamentals of the amphibious ship-to-shore maneuver. He then served as the USS New York's public relations officer and official historian (1946). As a result this collection contains documents, photographs, newsletters, and newspaper clippings from the USS New York during her service. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Richard Norman Tetlie Collection (#934), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Jeff Sauvé with St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. |
| Biographical note | Richard Norman Tetlie was a member of the United States Navy who served during World War II as a Ship-to-Shore Division Officer of the Fort Emory Detachment, Landing Craft School, Coronado, CA and on the USS New York (BB-34) as the ship⁰́(B9s Newspaper Reporter, Historian, and Chief Warrant Officer (under instruction). After the war, Tetlie worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, a civil service employee, and an art broker and collector. |
