Ronnie K. Thompson, USS Bennington collection
Collection — Folder: S3390
Identifier: S3390
Scope and Contents
This collection includes, letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings from Carolyn Stuttle ranging from May 26-31, 1954 regarding the experiences of Ronnie K. Thompson during the explosion of the USS Bennington on May 26, 1954. The newspaper clippings regard reports and accounts of the explosion.
Dates
- circa 1940-1955
Creator
- Thompson, Ronnie K. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
Ronnie K. Thompson, FA I-B Division, served in the U.S Navy on the USS Bennington CVA-20 in 1954.
The USS Bennington was an aircraft carrier commissioned on August 6, 1944 for service during World War II. It was reconstructed and reclassified as a class CVA-20 before being recommissioned in November 1952. On May 26, 1954, while cruising off the coast of Narragansett Bay, the carrier suffered a catapult explosion and fire that killed 103 crewmen and injured 201 men.
Sources:
"R K Thompson in the U.S. Navy Cruise Books, 1918-2009." ancestryLibrary. Accessed September 22, 2017. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Yarnall, Paul. "USS Bennington (CV-20)." NavSource Online:Aircraft Carrier Photo Archive. Last modified November 27, 2016. http://www.navsource.org/.
The USS Bennington was an aircraft carrier commissioned on August 6, 1944 for service during World War II. It was reconstructed and reclassified as a class CVA-20 before being recommissioned in November 1952. On May 26, 1954, while cruising off the coast of Narragansett Bay, the carrier suffered a catapult explosion and fire that killed 103 crewmen and injured 201 men.
Sources:
"R K Thompson in the U.S. Navy Cruise Books, 1918-2009." ancestryLibrary. Accessed September 22, 2017. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Yarnall, Paul. "USS Bennington (CV-20)." NavSource Online:Aircraft Carrier Photo Archive. Last modified November 27, 2016. http://www.navsource.org/.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by document type: letters, photographs, newspaper clippings.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Carolyn F. Stuttle on 2015/10/14.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/09/22 by Julia Deros. EAD finding aid created 2017/09/22 by Julia Deros.
Creator
- Thompson, Ronnie K. (Person)
- Title
- Ronnie K. Thompson, USS Bennington collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
