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World War One Soldier's Archive [135924]

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World War One Soldier's Archive  [135924]
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Dewey A. Decker was gunner's mate 3rd class on the U.S.S. Texas during World
War One. This lot contains his bronze plaque for gunning efficiency, 3.5 x
6", probably made of cast brass artillery shells; abstract of military
service; a poem to the Kaiser; 20 black and white photos (3 1/2 x 2 1/2
inches) and 30 black and white photos (4 x 3 inches); 49 black and white
rpc's from 1914 of the U.S.S. Texas during the attack at Vera Cruz. The
latter is an excellent photographic archive of the Navy battle at Vera Cruz
as experienced onboard the USS Texas. (One of the men was killed by a Great
White Shark while swimming.) No photographer noted, but they may certainly
mostly be Dewey Decker's own photos. The US sent the Marines via the USS
Utah to take over the port of Vera Cruz which was due to receive a shipment
of arms for Huerta during the Mexican Revolution. President Wilson had no
trust or empathy for the Mexican President, who had recently arrested a
number of sailors who had come ashore, soon released. When a shipment of
arms was due in the Port for Huerta, Wilson ordered an immediate attack on
Vera Cruz to seize the City and protect American interests. Interestingly,
the histories of the conflict on line do not include discussion of the USS
Texas, which was commissioned March 12, 1914, and considered "the most
powerful ship in the sea." This photographic record proves their powerful
existence in the fight. (Another lot in this sale records the activity of
the USS Utah in this conflict)