Richard James Briggs Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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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

USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD 752)

Location of Service

Sampson, New York; Brooklyn, New York; Bainbridge, Maryland; Norfolk, Virginia; Atlantic; Pacific; Leyte Gulf (Philippines); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); China; Korea

Highest Rank

Pharmacist's Mate Second Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] -- Reference copy

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

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

Interviewer:

Peter Giftos

Interviewer:

John W. Ostresh

Interviewer:

Richard Nicholas

Contributor:

Sue Jacobs

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Dalton Council on Aging

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/37279

Subjects:

Briggs, Richard James

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Richard James Briggs Collection
(AFC/2001/001/37279), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress