Creator:

Toll, Chesley A.  Search this

Names:

Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)  Search this

Toll, Chesley A.  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet ((1 folder))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Date:

1940-1945

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a scrapbook and history on the USS Enterprise, and a few miscellaneous items on Chesley Toll.

Biographical / Historical:

Chesley A. Toll was a chief machinist's mate on the USS Enterprise, and was awarded the Navy Citation award for his work aboard the ship. The USS Enterprise was the only carrier to fight throughout the entire war. It was engaged in every major action, except one, and earned 20 combat stars. 'The Big E,' as the ship was called, shot down 911 enemy aircraft, sunk 71 ships and damaged 192 other ships. Sunk six times according to Japanese propaganda, this carrier received Presidential and Navy Unit Citations. After the war, Toll became a recruiting officer for the Navy.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Lucille Toll, Gift, unknown, 1990-0030, NASM

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Naval aviation  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aircraft carriers  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Identifier:

NASM.1990.0030

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2edbf67bc-9a6f-4a8c-858a-a7b04902c817

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1990-0030