Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Gerald Franklin Weigle Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: 1st Battery, 5th Marine Regiment; Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG)
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Guam; Camp Pendleton, and Oceanside, California; Korea
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer Second Class; Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/81106
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About this Item
Title
- Gerald Franklin Weigle Collection
Names
- Weigle, Gerald Franklin
- Donald Patrick Perlinck
- Radlicki, Marilyn
- Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Macomb
- Siemaszko, Susan M.
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Weigle, Gerald Franklin
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
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: 1st Battery, 5th Marine Regiment
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Guam; Camp Pendleton, and Oceanside, California; Korea
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer Second Class
- Dates of Service: 1948-1951
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran enlisted in the US Navy, but was attached to the 5th Marines and served as a corpsman.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG)
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1952-1989
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served in the Navy Reserve until 1970, and then served on active duty with the Judge Advocate General Corps.
Materials
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2010-12-02)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-12-02)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/81106
Cite as
- Gerald Franklin Weigle Collection (AFC/2001/001/81106), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video