- Date
- circa 1961-01
- Kind
- Appointment
- Participants
- Arthur "Doc" Glenn Souter (participant)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitymaritime
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Arthur Souter, identified as a grandson of Art Larson, enlisted in the Navy in June and left for Norfolk at the beginning of 1961. The notice says he would be assigned to the USS Galveston in the Medical Corps.
Evidence and limits
This is a community service notice, not a personnel file. Private service numbers, rank, exact assignment dates, and later military history are not recorded here.
Sources
- Reports that Arthur Souter, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Art Larson, enlisted in the Navy in June, left at the beginning of 1961 for Norfolk, Virginia, and would be assigned to USS Galveston in the Medical Corps. It does not provide service number, rank, dates of assignment, or a complete military record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Arthur Souter leaves for Navy assignment on USS Galveston, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/arthur-souter-navy-assignment-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Servicemen’s News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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