Earl Jay Kohler Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Earl Jay Kohler

State of Birth:

MN

Home State:

CA

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1941-1947

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Saint Paul (CA 73); VP-23 (Patrol Squadron)

Location of Service

Pearl Harbor, Ford Island and Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; Majuro (Marshall Islands)

Battles/Campaigns

Pearl Harbor

Highest Rank

Petty Officer First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Kohler was one of the first to man defensive position area on Ford Island.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)

Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [3 items] -- Photograph

Interviewer:

Drisana Rodriguez-Martin

Contributor:

Jerry McNerney

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Jerry McNerney

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/76773

Subjects:

Kohler, Earl Jay

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Earl Jay Kohler Collection
(AFC/2001/001/76773), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress