Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Edward Leon Sowman Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VF-3 (Fighter Squadron); USS New Orleans (CA 32); USS Wisconsin (BB 64); Service Forces, United States Pacific Fleet; USS Saratoga; USS Lexington
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Australia; South Pacific; Coral Sea; Midway; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Naval Air Station North Island, California; Honolulu, Hawaii; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania; South Pacific
- Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer 4
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/37379
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About this Item
Title
- Edward Leon Sowman Collection
Names
- Sowman, Edward Leon
- Trujillo, Tamara
- Fullerton College
- Wafer, Cynthia
Home State
- Arizona
Headings
- - Sowman, Edward Leon
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Form
- VHS
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VF-3 (Fighter Squadron); USS New Orleans (CA 32); USS Wisconsin (BB 64); Service Forces, United States Pacific Fleet; USS Saratoga; USS Lexington
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Australia; South Pacific; Coral Sea; Midway; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Naval Air Station North Island, California; Honolulu, Hawaii; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania; South Pacific
- Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer 4
- Dates of Service: 1935-1945
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a radioman. The veteran was recalled to active duty 12/1940 and later stayed in the Naval Reserves until age 60.
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-04-30)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/37379
Cite as
- Edward Leon Sowman Collection (AFC/2001/001/37379), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Australia
- Coral Sea
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Midway
- Naval Air Station North Island, California
- Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, California
- South Pacific
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- Service Forces
- United States Pacific Fleet
- USS Lexington
- USS New Orleans (Ca 32)
- USS Saratoga
- USS Wisconsin (BB 64)
- Vf-3 (Fighter Squadron)