Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2014.15.002
Accession#:
2014.15
Credit Line:
Donated from an anonymous donor.
Object Name:
Blanket
Title:
Blanket made of Sweaters from USS Juneau crew
Date:
1944
Year Range from:
1940
Year Range to:
1945
Description:
Patchwork quilt consisting of squares of cloth sewn together. The edge is knitted and scalloped. The squares have been a variety of colors including shades of red, purple, gree, blue, yellow and brown. The quilt is twelve (12) squares by ten (10) squares). Each square is approximately five (5) inches by five (5) inches. The exterior boarder of squares are all a dark reddish—purple color. The yarn used to stitch the squares together is also a dark reddish—purple. The square in the lower proper left corner has the text "MY GLENN GRAMMY 1944" stiched into it with tan yarn.
Notes:
Glenn Owen Myers was the Chief Quarter Master on the U.S.S. Juneau CL—52. He died at sea when the ship sunk at World War II Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. All of the crew received sweaters knitted by women in Juneau. Due to the minimal amount of possessions the crew was able to take with them, many of the sweaters were discarded. Mr. Myers collected sweaters and sent his (2014.15.001) and the others home to his wife. A member of his family made the extra sweaters into this blanket.
Search Terms:
Personal Belonging
USS Juneau
Military
Navy
Bedroom
USS Juneau
Military
Navy
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USS Juneau Blanket
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