Autograph daily journal in pencil, a record of Cropsey’s naval service aboard the USS Sabalo (SP-225) during World War I.
Various places [Congers, N.Y., Brooklyn, Yonkers, etc.], 1 January 1918 to 31 December, 1918. Date book in green cloth, 9 x 5.75 inches. Typed roster of crew members laid in. “Had a heavy cold and the sea was rough. A trying day” (March 3). Laconic but evocative penciled daily entries..... More