Francis Cyril Cynkar Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1941-1943

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Vincennes (CA 44)

Location of Service

Pacific Theater; New Port, Rhode Island; Midway; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); New Zealand; San Diego, California

Battles/Campaigns

Midway, Guadalcanal

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served with the Task Force involved in supporting the Doolittle Raid.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

Don Moore

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/98371

Subjects:

Cynkar, Francis Cyril

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Francis Cyril Cynkar Collection
(AFC/2001/001/98371), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress