Jonathan Leff Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1939-1946

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Maryland (BB 46); USS West Virginia (BB 48); USS Oregon City (CA 122); USS Washington

Location of Service

Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Peleliu Island (Palau); Annapolis, Maryland; San Diego, California; Monterey, California; Florida; Iowa; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Senior Grade

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a foreign volunteer in 1948-1949 with the Israeli naval service and served under Paul Nahman Shulman. The veteran was involved in the sinking of the Emir Farouk during Operation Yoav.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Interviewer:

Greg Dorriety

Contributor:

Cheryl Bradley

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Bradley Byrne

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/96841

Subjects:

Leff, Jonathan

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Jonathan Leff Collection
(AFC/2001/001/96841), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress