Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Louis Edgar Rota Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy; Army
- Unit of Service: Navy Reserve; Company C, 33rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Gordon, Georgia; Germany; European Theater; Great Lakes, Illinois; Charleston, South Carolina; Little Creek, Virginia
- Highest Rank: Private First Class; Petty Officer First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/100621
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About this Item
Title
- Louis Edgar Rota Collection
Names
- Moore, Don
- Sun Newspapers
- Rota, Louis Edgar
Home State
- Pennsylvania
Headings
- - Rota, Louis Edgar
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
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: Army
- Unit of Service: Company C, 33rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Gordon, Georgia; Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1945-1946
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Navy Reserve
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Charleston, South Carolina; Little Creek, Virginia
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer First Class
- Dates of Service: 1949-1985
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2015-06-26; 2015)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2015-06-26)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/100621
Cite as
- Louis Edgar Rota Collection (AFC/2001/001/100621), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Charleston, South Carolina
- European Theater
- Fort Gordon, Georgia
- Germany
- Great Lakes, Illinois
- Little Creek, Virginia