On March 1, 1927 A.P. Giannini's Bank of Italy merged with a smaller bank. In 1930 he would change the name of his bank to that of the smaller one- Bank of America.
There was an entire class of Navy ships- some thirty vessels- named after Army Generals. The largely forgotten General G.O. Squier class transports did yeomans' work in an unsung role, and have an interesting history that deserves to be remembered.