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Francis Chalmers Sheetz Separation From the Navy

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Title

Francis Chalmers Sheetz Separation From the Navy

Subject

Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Sheetz, Francis Chalmers

Description

Photograph of the form titled, "Notice of the Separation From U.S. Naval Service" signed by Francis Chalmers Sheetz, in Bainbridge, Maryland, in December 1945.

Francis was born on February 27, 1917, in Woodstock, Virginia. He was working for the American Viscose plant in Front Royal when he was drafted in June 1943.

The form includes his duty stations (Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, Airborne Radar Op. School in Memphis, and an assignment in Jacksonville, Florida), his dates of service (June 1943 - December 1945), and a description of his service.

It also noted he was single and hoped to obtain a Machinist Apprenticeship in Woodstock.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Photographs of F. Chalmers Sheetz appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003891, 017777, and 025155.
F. Chalmers Sheetz' U.S. Navy Discharge Certificate appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026059.

Identifier

025348

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Francis Chalmers Sheetz Separation From the Navy,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 6, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/55011.

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