Arie Turner Alford Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1938-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Enterprise CV6; USS Yorktown CV10; Naval Air Station, San Diego, California

Location of Service

Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Wake Island; Marshall Islands

Battles/Campaigns

Wake Island, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)

Highest Rank

Chief Warrant Officer 2

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a rear seat gunner and participated in Task Force 16.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] --

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [6 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Wendy Evans

Contributor:

Jack Kimble

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WLBT TV-3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/70537

Subjects:

Alford, Arie Turner

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Arie Turner Alford Collection
(AFC/2001/001/70537), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress