Abstract	The diary of David Franklin “Frank” Milam contains brief entries of his experiences aboard the USS Yorktown, from 9 December 1944 – 20 September 1945, with a few notations after. It primarily contains comments about days of battle and movements, and sometimes mentions individuals by name.
Author	Milam, David Franklin
Collector	Milam Diary Collection
Owner	Lexington Public Library
Type of resource	text
Genre	journal
Genre authority	marcgt
Date published	1944-12-09
Date captured	2020-07-04
Language	eng
Width	2.89
Height	4.22
Subject temporal	1940s
Subject geographic	Pacific Ocean
Subject geographic	State: West Virginia
Subject topic	World War II Authority: Local
Subject topic	United States Navy Authority: Local
Subject topic	Personal Papers Authority: Local
Subject topic	Wars Authority: Local
Subject topic	Veterans Authority: Local
Biographical/historical	David Franklin “Frank” Milam was born on January 9, 1918 in Charleston, West Virginia. He married Zelda Bias in September of 1937. When the United States entered the war, Frank Milam was married with two preschool children. Since drafting was almost inevitable, he signed up in order to choose his preferred branch, the Navy. After the war, Frank farmed, and later worked for over 20 years for the Monsanto company in Nitro, WV, as an electrician. Frank and Zelda had six children together, five surviving to adulthood. Like many veterans of World War II, Frank rarely talked about his time on the Yorktown. After his death on June 25, 2000, he was buried in Cunningham Memorial Park, in Saint Albans, WV. (Information provided by the family of Frank Milam)
Biographical/historical	The diary of David Franklin “Frank” Milam, who served aboard the fourth USS Yorktown, was written from late 1944-1945. He served as an electrician’s mate, rated as an EM3. Since American soldiers and sailors were prohibited from keeping personal diaries during World War II, the entries were written into a small government-issued notebook.
Ownership	The Milam family holds the copyright for the USS Yorktown Diary of David Franklin Milam. All usage requests may contact georgia111 AT twc.com for approval.
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