REQUEST FOR HENRY CLAY MEMORABILIA

Dear Sir,

        We are looking for items and memorabilia connected with USS Henry
Clay.  We are currently working on an exhibit to honor the US Submarine
Service here at the Kentucky Military History Museum.  We have a few items
mainly photos of the boat, but we are looking to add to our permanent
collection.  Do you know who I can contact concerning this request.
Additionally, when we do this exhibit we are also looking for items from the
following submarines with Kentucky connections:  USS Kentucky, USS Daniel
Boone, USS Abraham Lincoln, also the submarine tender, USS McKee.  USS
Pompano is Kentucky's World War II Memorial Submarine.  Any assistance would
be greatly appreciated.  Thank you. 

JOHN M. TROWBRIDGE
Manager, Kentucky Military History Museum
100 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY  40601-1931
e-mail:  john.trowbridge@mail.state.ky.us
COMM:  (502) 564-3265
FAX:  (502) 564-4054
 

Gerry,

        Thanks for responding so quickly.  I appreciate the information
about subnet.  In our collection here at the museum we have just a few items
connected with the sub service, that was one reason I want to do this
exhibit to highten awareness of Kentucky's connections to the sub service.
Althought Kentucky is land locked many Kentuckians have joined the Navy and
went into the subs. 

        I did an exhibit on the USS POMPANO, Kentucky's WWII Memorial
Submarine, back in 1994, it was extremely popular and we had the largest
turn-out for an exhibit opening with that project.  I am hoping we can do
the same with the project.

        The items we have in our collection run the gambet from photos of
the boats to liberty cards, to V-mail to guys that served on boats.  We look
for anything that has a Kentucky connection whether it be guys who served
aboard a boat with a Kentucky name, or a Kentuckian who served in the sub
service.  We need phoots, patches, uniforms, personal items anything that
will help us tell the story.

        Just for your information we are the state of Kentucky's Military
History Museum, we are free and open to the public and we do a brisk
business in educating school groups on Kentucky's military history. 

        Once again thanks for the information and assistance with this project.

John