Frederick H. Abrahamsen Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Frederick H. Abrahamsen

State of Birth:

MA

Home State:

VA

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 Poseidon (ARL 12)

Location of Service

Newport, Rhode Island; Naval Armory, Chicago, Illinois; Stillwater, Oklahoma; Navy Pier, Illinois; Norfolk, Virginia; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Battles/Campaigns

Okinawa

Highest Rank

Radio Technician First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served in the Navy Reserve. Veteran served as a radar operator.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document

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

Interviewer:

James Abrahamsen

Contributor:

James Abrahamsen

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Boy Scouts of America

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/74134

Subjects:

Abrahamsen, Frederick H.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Frederick H. Abrahamsen Collection
(AFC/2001/001/74134), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress