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John J. Ballentine papers, 1913-1973

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BOX 7-12 General Correspondence, 1920-1970
Personal and official correspondence relating almost exclusively to Ballentine's activities as naval officer.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 7 Nov. 1920-Dec. 1938
(7 folders)
BOX 8 Jan. 1939-Sept. 1947
(8 folders)
Nov. 1949-May 1951
(3 folders)
BOX 9 June 1951-May 1952
(13 folders)
BOX 10 June 1952-Apr. 1953
(12 folders)
BOX 11 May 1953-Mar. 1954
(15 folders)
BOX 12 Apr.-May 1954
(3 folders)
1957, 1970
BOX 12-19 Subject File, 1913-1973
Memoranda, correspondence, military records, biographical information, invitations, calling cards, and miscellaneous printed matter focusing on Mediterranean ports of call, naval aviation, naval vessels, and Ballentine's naval career.
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically therein.
BOX 12 Aviation, 1953 For additional material see same series, Naval aviation
Biographical information
Appointments and commissions, 1913-1954
Awards and commendations, 1921-1952
(2 folders)
Biographical sketches, 1948-1957
Clippings, 1926-1970
Family information, 1922-1972, undated
Fitness reports, 1947-1949
Orders to duty
Permanent change of duty orders, 1917-1954
(2 folders)
Temporary additional duty (TAD) orders, 1920-1954
(4 folders)
BOX 13 Personal miscellany, 1919-1951, undated
Retirement, change of command ceremonies, 1954
Commander Air Force, United States Atlantic Fleet (COMAIRLANT)
Guest lists and schedules, 1951-1953
Roster of officers, 1951-1953 See also Oversize, Subject File
Defense issues, clippings, 1951-1957
Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1951-1953
(2 folders)
Mediterranean ports
Algiers, Algeria, 1950, undated
Athens, Greece, 1948-1951, undated
(3 folders)
Augusta, Italy, 1950-1951, undated
Barcelona, Spain, 1950-1951, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 14 Beirut, Lebanon, 1950-1951, undated
(2 folders)
Bone (Annaba), Algeria, 1949
Casablanca, French Morocco, 1949-1951
Genoa, Italy, 1947-1950, undated
Gibraltar, 1947-1951
Golfe-Juan, France, 1948-1950, undated
Hyères, France, 1948-1949, undated
BOX 15 Istanbul, Turkey, 1950-1951, undated See also Oversize, Subject File
(3 folders)
La Spezia, Italy, 1950
Lisbon, Portugal, 1949-1951
(2 folders)
Malta, 1947-1951, undated
(2 folders)
Messina, Italy, 1950
BOX 16 Naples, Italy, 1947-1951, undated
(6 folders)
Oran, Algeria, 1950
Palermo, Italy, 1948-1950
Palma (Majorca), Spain, 1950-1951
Rhodes, Greece, and Suda Bay, Crete, 1950
BOX 17 Sardinia (Italy), 1950
Sfax, Tunisia, 1948
Taranto, Italy, 1948-1951, undated
Toulon, France, 1948-1950
Trieste (Free Territory of Trieste), 1950
Tripoli, Libya, 1948-1950
Venice, Italy, 1950
Villefranche, France, 1948-1950, undated
(3 folders)
BOX 18 Miscellany, 1920-1957, undated See also Oversize, Subject File (maps)
Naval aviation
Bombing practice, 1930-1933
Bombsight testing, 1930-1932
General, 1922-1961, undated
(6 folders)
Radio-controlled flight experiment, 1924
Sixth Fleet, 1948-1951 For additional material see same series, Mediterranean ports
BOX 19 Speeches and speech material, 1953-1957
United Nations, Military Staff Committee of the Security Council, pheasant hunt, 1946
United States Fleet, Aircraft, Battle Force, 1932, 1939
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., class of 1918, fiftieth reunion, 1967
Vessels
Antietam, 1953
Bairoko, 1945
Bunker Hill, 1942-1973, undated
See also Oversize, Subject File; and Subject File (maps)
(4 folders)
Coral Sea, [1953?]
Leyte fire, 1953
Long Island, 1941-1942, 1949
Marblehead, 1928
Ranger, 1941-1942 See also Oversize, Subject File (maps)
Tarawa, 1952-1953
BOX 19-21 Miscellany, 1914-1961
Logbooks, identification cards, photographs, scrapbooks, and annotated Naval Academy handbooks.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically therein.
BOX 19 Admiral's call record, Apr. 1951-1 Jan. 1953
BOX 20 Identification and membership cards, 1941-1961, undated
Photographs
Bunker Hill, 1943-1944
Commander Air Force, United States Atlantic Fleet (COMAIRLANT), 1951-1954
COMAIRLANT staff, 1952
Mediterranean ports
Algiers, Algeria, 1950
Athens, Greece, undated
Beirut, Lebanon, 1950
Crete (Greece), 1950
French Riviera, 1950, undated
Genoa, Italy, 1950
Istanbul, Turkey, 1950, undated
(4 folders)
Naples, Italy, 1949-1951
Palermo, Italy, 1949-1951
Taranto, Italy, 1950, undated
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