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Marineland engaged in shark repellent research for the US Navy during WWII. This document is a letter regarding the physical structure for housing the repellent.

Online tutorial explaining how to find St. Johns County World War II resources housed in Tallahassee that have been digitized and made available for free online. Information is also shared on how to gain access to non-digitized documents.

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This document provides a 6 month deferment for Arthur F. McBride (Marineland Curator) before joining the WWII effort so that Marineland can find a suitable replacement.

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This is a document sent to W. Douglas Burden, the president of Marine Studios, alerting him to the fact that Marineland's Curator, Arthur McBride, has been given a 6 month deferment for joining the war so that Marineland can have time to find and…

1939-40 AGR mobilization 31st ID.pdf
This general order issued to the members of the Florida National Guard in November 1940, identifies all components of the 31st Infantry Division that were ordered to active federal service effective 25 November 1940.

FLNG WWII Casualties.pdf
This is an excerpt from the annual report of the Adjutant General of Florida. Members of the Florida National Guard who died while on active federal service during World War II are identified.

SAP 7 - Unit War Report 149th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd BN 116th FA 1940-1944 - UF00047694-00001.pdf
In the late 1980s, Florida National Guard historian Robert Hawk created a series of Special Archives Publications for distribution to public and college libraries. These publications were later digitized and made available online at the University of…

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Still photographs from the recording of Dr. McCoy's keynote address given prior to the screening of Serve and Protect in Flagler College's Lewis Auditorium. Dr. McCoy was a U.S. Marine Corps Corporal during World War II.

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This internal memo is between Marineland's 3 founders (W. Douglas Burden (President), Ilya Tolstoy (Vice President), and C.V. Whitney (Chairman of the Board) regarding a potential closure of Marineland due to WWII (loss of staff due to draft, loss of…

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This is a letter from Lieutenant David H. Quinn to Marineland Curator, Arthur McBride, about the method used for creating a container for shark repellent created by Marineland researchers for the US Navy as part of the shark repellent research…
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