William Raymond Smith Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

Unspecified

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War or Conflict

Cold War

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1968-1991

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

NAVRADSTA (R); USS America (CV 66); USS Purdy (DD 734); NAVCOMMSTA Rota

Location of Service

Great Lakes, Illinois; Pensacola, Florida; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Virginia; Kearny, New Jersey; Rota, Spain

Highest Rank

Chief Petty Officer

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a cryptological technician.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Copy photographic print [4 items] -- Photographs

Interviewer:

Stephen Jasiecki

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlantic County Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/105162

Subjects:

Smith, William Raymond

Cold War--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

William Raymond Smith Collection
(AFC/2001/001/105162), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress