Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2006.088.17 |
Collection |
Retired Lighthouse Service Employees Association |
Object Name |
Memorandum |
Reference code |
US SPHi 2006.088.17 |
Date |
1917 |
Scope & Content |
Copy of executive order from Woodrow Wilson on April 11, 1917 that stated U.S. Navy soldiers would man lighthouses, which transferred equipment, keepers and lighthouses to the jurisdiction of the Navy, which did not end until mid 1919. |
Search Terms |
World War I United States Lighthouse Service (USLHS) |
Subjects |
Lighthouses World War I |
Extent of Description |
Three pages |