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- Name:
- George V. Bothum
- State of Birth:
- MN
- Home State:
- FL
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
- War or Conflict
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1941-1945
- Entrance into Service
- Enlisted
- Branch of Service
- Navy
- Unit of Service
- USS Claxton (DD 571)
- Location of Service
- Pacific; Philippines; Savo Island (Solomon Islands); Bougainville, New Guinea; Buka Island (Solomon Islands); Leyte Island, Philippines; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Battles/Campaigns
- Savo Island, Empress Augusta Bay, Cape St. George, Philippines, Leyte Gulf
- Highest Rank
- Machinist's Mate Second Class
- Prisoner of War
- No
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- Type of Resource:
- Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview
- Interviewer:
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Don Moore
- Contributor:
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Don Moore
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Sun Newspapers
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/74102
- Subjects:
- Bothum, George V.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- United States. Navy.
- Cite as:
- George V. Bothum Collection
(AFC/2001/001/74102), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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