Item Description
Original Item: One-of-a-kind. We just purchased this in part of a large World War Two Naval collection. The is a decorative wood board that measures approximately 8" x 10" and features engraved metal plaques that reads:
THE SULLIVANS
DD 537
1-64
CAPTAIN'S STATE ROOM
A-102LAC
With a brass valve mount below and another engraved plaque that eloquently reads: CAPTS. SEA CABIN.
We assume that the 1-64 stands for January 1964 but difficult to know for sure.
USS The Sullivans (DD-537) was a United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer. The ship was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert) aged 20 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. This was the greatest military loss by any one American family during World War II. She was also the first ship commissioned in the Navy that honored more than one person.
After service in both World War II and the Korean War, The Sullivans was assigned to the 6th Fleet and was a training ship until she was decommissioned on 7 January 1965.
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