Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Audio Recording Paul A. Wieser Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Kula Gulf (CV 108); USS North Carolina (BB 55)
- Location of Service: North Carolina; Maine; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Boatswain's Mate First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/29578
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About this Item
Title
- Paul A. Wieser Collection
Names
- Mothersead, Martha G.
- Voices of the Blue Ridge, Culpeper, Virginia
- Wieser, Paul A.
Home State
- Virginia
Headings
- - Wieser, Paul A.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- 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: USS North Carolina (BB 55)
- Location of Service: North Carolina; Maine; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Boatswain's Mate First Class
- Dates of Service: 1941-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran's ship was hit by a torpedo.
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Kula Gulf (CV 108)
- Dates of Service: 1949-1956
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2004-03-13; 2004)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-03-13; 2004)
- Photograph: Digital print [1 item] -- Photograph (collected 1945)
- Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-03-13; 2004)
- Manuscript: Unit histories [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [5 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1947-1993)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/29578
Cite as
- Paul A. Wieser Collection (AFC/2001/001/29578), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video