Art S. Anderson Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees NCB); V-12 Navy College Training Program

Location of Service

Bayonne, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts; Norfolk, Virginia; Alameda, California; Guam (Mariana Islands); Quoddy Village, Maine

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Junior Grade

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served with a Seabees unit to build a factory to assemble firebombs on Guam.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

Amanda Kieler

Contributor:

B.J. Shorak

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/102414

Subjects:

Anderson, Art S.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Art S. Anderson Collection
(AFC/2001/001/102414), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress