Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Gasper Buffa Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: VMSB-241 (Marine Scout Bombing Squadron); 1st Marine Division; 2nd Marine Division; 4th Marine Division
- Location of Service: Parris Island, South Carolina; Quantico, Virginia; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Midway; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Beijing, China
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/97155
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About this Item
Title
- Gasper Buffa Collection
Names
- Moore, Don
- Sun Newspapers
- Buffa, Gasper
Home State
- Florida
Headings
- - Buffa, Gasper
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: VMSB-241 (Marine Scout Bombing Squadron); 1st Marine Division; 2nd Marine Division; 4th Marine Division
- Location of Service: Parris Island, South Carolina; Quantico, Virginia; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Midway; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Beijing, China
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1940-1945
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2014-05-12; 2014)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2014)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/97155
Cite as
- Gasper Buffa Collection (AFC/2001/001/97155), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Beijing, China
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Midway
- Parris Island, South Carolina
- Quantico, Virginia
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- 1st Marine Division
- 2nd Marine Division
- 4th Marine Division
- Vmsb-241 (Marine Scout Bombing Squadron)