Douglas Graham Borden Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Douglas Graham Borden

 

 

Home State:

NY

Note

Veteran was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1981

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Wasp; USS Bunker Hill; USS Intrepid; USS Valley Forge

Location of Service

Pennsylvania; Virginia; Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Pensacola, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; Illinois; Atlantic Ocean; Rochester and Niagara Falls, New York; Knoxville, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; Los Alamitos, California; Dallas, Texas

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Commander

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran enlisted in the Naval Reserves as an Aviation Cadet on 8/24/42. He then served on active duty during WWII from 12/15/42 to 12/7/45. Veteran served in the reserves from 1945-1965, then retired as a Lieutenant Commander 10/1/1981.

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Branch of Service

Navy

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Clippings [12 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Memoirs [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [3 items] -- Photograph

Interviewer:

Dan Mook

Contributor:

Cheryl Minchella

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Preferred Care

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/42922

Subjects:

Borden, Douglas Graham

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Douglas Graham Borden Collection
(AFC/2001/001/42922), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress