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I have found a document that notes the renaming of Edinburgh Field, Trinidad to Carlsen Field (click image for full size):

carlsen field renaming

To get more information about the renaming (and the individual behind it) I would like to locate "General Orders No. 77" dated 11 Nov 1943. I have tried looking on Fold3 and Google but have not been able to find it. What would be my next step?

Edit 1: Here is the full war diary entry with "U.S. Naval Air Station" heading the page. The note called out above is about two thirds down:

full war diary entry

Edit 2: I am trying to corroborate a report found here, and gain more information about the person in question:

On the night of December 14, 1942, Captain Kenneth V. Carlsen, 35th Bombardment Squadron was operating a B-18 out of Edinburgh Field in Trinidad on an anti-submarine patrol when the aircraft suffered a double engine failure. He held the bomber steady as it fell towards the sea so that his crew could bail out. Captain Carlsen was killed in the resultant crash. Edinburgh Field was renamed Carlsen Field in his honor.

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This would be US, right? – JustinY Jan 17 at 22:43
@JustinY Correct, this is the United States Navy. – fbrereto Jan 17 at 22:54
There are materials, General orders of the Navy Department, that were published on various dates. At least some were online; alas, the Navy has taken them off line. The materials are referenced in a bibliography on Hyperwar.com (ibiblio.org/hyperwar) See this bibliography: ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/Admin-Hist/USN-Admin/… (scroll a bit to, for example, Chapter III ...). As time permits, will look again. – GeneJ Jan 18 at 1:23
I find references to those published orders in WorldCat. If you search same for "General Orders of the Navy Department" (without the quotes), there will be many returns. Among them are three reels of 35 mm film as: Navy Department general orders, 1863-1948. These are further described "Microfilms of general orders; location is in the National Archives : Record group 45, and 80. The accompanying Pamphlet and Introd. of reel 1 described the arrangement and contents of the films." worldcat.org/title/navy-department-general-orders-1863-1948/… – GeneJ Jan 18 at 1:33
When did the renaming occur? This might indicate whether the GO you are seeking was specific to that event or (perhaps) a generic instruction concerning the procedure for renaming facilities. The latter may be easier to locate since it will have been referenced more than once. – Fortiter Jan 18 at 3:42
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