Robert J. Campbell Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1952-?

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Vigil (AGR 12); USS Earl K. Olsen (DE 765); USS Fulton (AS 11); USS New Jersey (BB 62); Continental Air Defense Command

Location of Service

Philadelphia Naval Yard, Pennsylvania; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (basic training); Parris Island, South Carolina

Highest Rank

Chief Petty Officer

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Campbell served in the Navy Reserve and the Marine Corps. He sustained service-related injuries to his head due to a ladder falling on him aboard ship. He was also injured during a hurricane and placed on active Reserve duty.

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War or Conflict

Cold War

Military Status

Veteran

Prisoner of War

Unknown

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Prisoner of War

Unknown

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War or Conflict

Persian Gulf War, 1991

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

?-1994

Prisoner of War

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Photographs

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Susan Slaninka

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlantic County Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/82425

Subjects:

Campbell, Robert J.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cold War--Personal Narratives

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Robert J. Campbell Collection
(AFC/2001/001/82425), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress