U.S. Navy Documents , 1944-1946

The U.S. Navy Documents series documents the involvement of Dr. Stob in the U.S Navy, prior to the start of his education and career development at Purdue. This series contains the following: official letters, 1946; legal documents, 1946; certificates, 1945-1946. Significant letters to Stob include ones from President Harry Truman and Army General Omar N. Bradley, in which they express appreciation for Stob’s service during World War II. The legal documents refer to paperwork that document the end of Stob’s service with the Armed Forces. Series includes a certificate received in the Line-Crossing ceremony (which is an initiation rite in various navies that commemorates a sailor's first crossing of the Equator), as well a Service Recognition certificate in recognition of Stob’s dutiful service to the Armed Forces. All materials within each folder of the series are arranged chronologically.