Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Charles Thomas Hamilton Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Saratoga (CV 60); USS Cabot (CVL 28); USS Tarawa (CV 40); USS Randolph (CV 15)
- Location of Service: Korea; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania; China; Europe; Naval Training Center (NTC), Bainbridge, Maryland; Pensacola, Florida; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania; Quonset Point, Rhode Island; Norfolk, Virginia; Mayport, Florida;
- Highest Rank: Boiler Technician First Class; Lieutenant Junior Grade, Limited Duty Officer
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/83555
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About this Item
Title
- Charles Thomas Hamilton Collection
Names
- Hamilton, Charles Thomas
- Banit, Thomas
- U.S. Senate/Frank Lautenberg
- Lautenberg, Frank R.
Home State
- New Jersey
Headings
- - Hamilton, Charles Thomas
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Cabot (CVL 28); USS Tarawa (CV 40); USS Randolph (CV 15)
- Location of Service: Europe; Naval Training Center (NTC), Bainbridge, Maryland; Pensacola, Florida; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania; Quonset Point, Rhode Island; Norfolk, Virginia; Mayport, Florida;
- Highest Rank: Boiler Technician First Class
- Dates of Service: 1948
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as an instructor, engine officer, and docking officer.
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Saratoga (CV 60)
- Location of Service: Korea; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania; China
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade, Limited Duty Officer
- Dates of Service: 1968
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2001-06-20)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 2001-06-20)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/83555
Cite as
- Charles Thomas Hamilton Collection (AFC/2001/001/83555), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- China
- Europe
- Korea
- Mayport, Florida
- Naval Training Center (NTC), Bainbridge, Maryland
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Pensacola, Florida
- Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania
- Quonset Point, Rhode Island