These sources were used in the research and development of the unpublished
World War II Diary by Benjamin M. Givens, Jr. This was the primary
source used to develop the pages of this web site.
SOURCES:
Ship's Log, USS Indiana (BB-58)
Volumes 1-14
US Archives
Washington, DC, 1942-1946
Quarterly Muster Lists, USS Indiana (BB-58)
June, 1942 to October, 1946 (Microfilm)
US Archives
Washington, DC
Monthly Report of Personnel Changes, USS Indiana (BB-58)
May, 1942 to October, 1946 (Microfilm)
US Archives
Washington, DC
Benjamin M. Givens, Jr.
USS Indiana BB58 Data Base
Pages 1-630
Unpublished
Vienna, VA, 1990-2000
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Volume III, Pages 429-433
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, DC, 1968
Robert O. Dulin, Jr. and William H. Garzke, Jr.
Battleships, United States Battleships in World War II
Naval Institute Press
Annapolis, MD, 1976
The Great Sea War
Edited by E. B. Potter and Chester W. Nimitz
Bramhall House
New York, NY, 1960
David D. Spector
Eagle Against The Sun
The Free Press
New York, NY, 1984
Ship's History, USS Indiana (BB-58)
Naval Historical Center, Bldg. #57
Washington Navy Yard
Washington, DC
USS Indiana Cruise Book
San Francisco, CA, 1945
USS Indiana 1943 Calendar
Norfolk, VA, December 1942
USS Indiana 1944 Calendar
San Francisco, CA, December 1943
USS Indiana 1945 Calendar
San Francisco, CA, December 1944
USS Indiana Reunion Association Archives
Fort Wayne, IN, 1952
Official US Navy Photographs
Collection of the National Archives
Still Picture Branch
Rm. 3560 National Archives
College Park, MD 20740
Clark G. Reynolds
The Fast Carriers, The Forging of an Air Navy
McGraw-Hill
New York, NY, 1968
ADDITIONAL READING:
James J. Fahey
Pacific War Diary, 1942-1945
Houghton Mifflin Co.
New York, NY, 1992
Last Updated 17 October 2000
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