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Chesley A. Toll was a chief machinist's mate on the USS Enterprise, and was awarded the Navy Citation award for his work aboard the ship. The USS Enterprise was the only carrier to fight throughout the entire war. It was engaged in every major action, except one, and earned 20 combat stars. 'The Big E,' as the ship was called, shot down 911 enemy aircraft, sunk 71 ships and damaged 192 other ships. Sunk six times according to Japanese propaganda, this carrier received Presidential and Navy Unit Citations. After the war, Toll became a recruiting officer for the Navy.
NASM.1990.0030
Toll, Chesley A.
1940-1945
Lucille Toll, Gift, unknown, 1990-0030, NASM
0.3 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a scrapbook and history on the USS Enterprise, and a few miscellaneous items on Chesley Toll.
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Naval aviation
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Aeronautics, Military
Aircraft carriers
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
Aeronautics
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks