LeRoy Louis Gilbert Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Cold War

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1958-1967

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Sablefish (SS 303); USS Seawolf (SSN 575); USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN 617)

Location of Service

Great Lakes, Illinois; New London, Connecticut; Charleston, South Carolina

Highest Rank

E-6

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served on Polaris submarines doing deterrent patrols.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [4 items] -- Photographs

Interviewer:

Sheryl Collins

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlantic County Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/86292

Subjects:

Gilbert, LeRoy Louis

Cold War--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

LeRoy Louis Gilbert Collection
(AFC/2001/001/86292), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress