Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Victor J. Ivers Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Chaplain
- Location of Service: Korea; Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/48492
Ordained as a Catholic priest in 1945, Captain Victor J. Ivers decided soon after to become a military chaplain; by the 1960s, he had served abroad in Korea as well as throughout the United States. Throughout his time in the Navy, flexibility and versatility defined his approach to ministering, both aboard ship and while serving Stateside. From notifying sailors of family deaths and counseling submariners, to organizing Bible study groups and choirs, to caring for Vietnamese refugees in Guam at the end of the Vietnam War- he approached every task with the welfare of his sailors in mind, even serving chow and cutting hair aboard ship when needed.
Victor J. Ivers Collection
Interview / Recording
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PlayGetting his start as a Navy chaplain; liking the work so much that he decided to make it his career. 00:00:30.0 - 00:03:13.0
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PlayTour of duty in Pearl Harbor; working as the chaplain for a submarine. 00:12:51.0 - 00:15:52.0
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PlayService on the USS Tripoli; service on the USS Okinawa; ministering to wounded men. 00:16:16.0 - 00:18:31.0
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PlayServing in Guam at the end of the Vietnam War; aiding Vietnamese refugees that had arrived there. 00:33:40.0 - 00:35:47.0
About this Item
Title
- Victor J. Ivers Collection
Names
- Cook Memorial Public Library
- Ivers, Victor J.
- Bassett, Ellen K.
Home State
- Illinois
Headings
- - Ivers, Victor J.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Chaplain
- Location of Service: Korea; Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1950-1980
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Chaplain
- Dates of Service: 1950-1980
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-11-22)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2005-11-22)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2005-11-22; 2006-08-29)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Photograph (collected 2005-11-22)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/48492
Cite as
- Victor J. Ivers Collection (AFC/2001/001/48492), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- online text