SHIPS' CRUISE BOOKS,, 1942-1946, 1951-1953, 1960

Summary: Books that provide pictures and descriptions that document people and activities of the U.S.S. Mobile (1942-1945), U.S.S. Salerno Bay (1951-1953), and U.S.S. Greenwich Bay (1960) during the time Burfeind was serving on these ships. Also included in the records are ship's newsletters from the Salerno Bay.

The series contains the cruise book U.S.S. Mobile: The Story of a Ship - And The Men Who Fought Her, which chronicles the Mobile during WW II, and a picture of Commander H.F. Burfeind, USN can be found under the section "Heads of Departments, 1945". The U.S.S. Greenwich Bay cruise book documents the ship's travels and history, and provides brief biographies of the ship's commanders and officers that include Captain H. F. Burfeind, Chief of Staff, Commander, Middle East Force. Other books include The Mighty Mo, a collection of pictures covering the experiences of the Mobile from October, 1942 through her first cruise, and a U.S.S. Salerno Bay booklet outlining the places the ship visited.