Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Joseph Norman Holder Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VP-23 (Patrol Squadron); VB-103 (Bombing Squadron)
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Virginia; Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida; Maryland; Atlantic Ocean; Bay of Biscay; English Channel; European Theater; Pearl Harbor; Midway; Marshall Islands; Gilbert Islands; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/99971
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Title
- Joseph Norman Holder Collection
Names
- Airbase Arizona Commemorative Air Force
- Cook, Jeffrey M.
- Holder, Joseph Norman
Home State
- Arizona
Headings
- - Holder, Joseph Norman
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- 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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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VP-23 (Patrol Squadron); VB-103 (Bombing Squadron)
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Virginia; Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida; Maryland; Atlantic Ocean; Bay of Biscay; English Channel; European Theater; Pearl Harbor; Midway; Marshall Islands; Gilbert Islands; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class
- Dates of Service: 1940-1948
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a flight engineer on PBY Catalinas flying 100 missions. He flew 56 missions patrolling the English Channel and 34 missions at Guadalcanal.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2015-06-17; 2015-06-17)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2015-06-17)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/99971
Cite as
- Joseph Norman Holder Collection (AFC/2001/001/99971), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Atlantic Ocean
- Bay of Biscay
- English Channel
- European Theater
- Gilbert Islands
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Marshall Islands
- Maryland
- Midway
- Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida
- Pacific Theater
- Pearl Harbor
- San Diego, California
- Virginia