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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Navy
  • Unit of Service: USS Boise (CL 47)
  • Location of Service: Washington, DC; Pacific Theater
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade; Lieutenant

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"Well the Boise finally did her duty for democracy and for a wonder we are still afloat…" (Diary, October 11, 1942)

When World War II erupted in December 1941, Garnett Moneymaker had already served several years of duty aboard the USS Boise as an electrician. Upon his re-enlistment, he recorded his day-to-day experiences in three diaries, which span his time in the Pacific Theater as well as in the Mediterranean during the invasion of Sicily. He discusses the politics, pleasures and annoyances of shipboard life, as well as providing a blow-by-blow account of the Battle of Cape Esperance on October 11, 1942, off the coast of Guadalcanal. In the midst of the battle, Moneymaker relates, "Can’t say just how I feel but I am definitely scared, but I can still do all that I am supposed to do. Just feel sorta small."

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[ The Wartime Diaries of Dr. Garnett Moneymaker ]

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[ Photo Album ]
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[ Diary of Garnett B. Moneymaker, Nov. 1941 to Feb. 1942 ]
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[ Diary of Garnett B. Moneymaker, June 1942 to Nov. 1942 ]
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[ Diary of Garnett B. Moneymaker, June 1943 [?] to Oct. 1943 [?] ]
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[ Diary of Garnett B. Moneymaker, Dec. 1943 to April 1944 ]

About this Item

Title

  • Garnett Bailey Moneymaker Collection

Names

  • Moneymaker, Garnett Bailey
  • Shapiro, Henry

State of Birth

  • VA

Home State

  • NM

Headings

  • -  Moneymaker, Garnett Bailey
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Unit of Service: USS Boise (CL 47)
    • Location of Service: Pacific Theater
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade
    • Dates of Service: 1937-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Location of Service: Washington, DC
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
    • Entrance into Service: Drafted
    • Military Status: Veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as a doctor during the Korean War.

Materials

  • Manuscript: Diaries and journals [4 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1941 - 1944)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of document (collected 03/2011)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/83353

Cite as

  • Garnett Bailey Moneymaker Collection (AFC/2001/001/83353), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

Additional Metadata Formats

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Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Moneymaker, Garnett Bailey, and Henry Shapiro. Garnett Bailey Moneymaker Collection. 1937. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.83353/.

APA citation style:

Moneymaker, G. B. & Shapiro, H. (1937) Garnett Bailey Moneymaker Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.83353/.

MLA citation style:

Moneymaker, Garnett Bailey, and Henry Shapiro. Garnett Bailey Moneymaker Collection. 1937. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.83353/>.