Petty, Ernest W. survey sheet - handwritten     On front of survey sheet (recto): "Date of Enlistment: Oct. 20, 1914 Military Camps to which went: * Newport Naval Training Station * From there to... Units to which belonged: * U.S.S. Florida * thence on board of U.S.A.[T?]. San Jacinto, as a gunner. Date of trip overseas: * First trip left Hoboken, N.J. June... Service there: * ...27, 1917 for France * returned ten days later. * Left Hoboken on second trip for France August 15th, 1917. * returned to N.Y. Sept. 3rd, 1917 * spent rest of time in charge of printing plant in Brooklyn Date of return: -- Date of demobilization: May 3rd, 1919 Honors received: * Letter of commendation for sinking submarine in 3rd shot fired (over)" On back of survey sheet (verso): "Dear Mr Gordon This slip was rather hard for me to fill out as I spent quite a lot of time in service before the war and my branch of the service placed me so that I could spend no time abroad as we simply unloaded the troops and came to the States for more It was on my second trip across with troops that the 5" gun I was in charge of sunk [i.e., sank] a submarine on the third shot fired."     NOTES Florida [IV] (Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships) http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/f3/florida-v.htm San Jacinto (American Freighter, 1903) (U.S. Navy. Naval Historical Center. Civilian Ships) http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-s/san-jacn.htm SS San Jacinto (1903) (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_San_Jacinto_(1903)