Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Richard James Briggs Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD 752)
- Location of Service: Sampson, New York; Brooklyn, New York; Bainbridge, Maryland; Norfolk, Virginia; Atlantic; Pacific; Leyte Gulf (Philippines); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); China; Korea
- Highest Rank: Pharmacist's Mate Second Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/37279
Interview / Recording
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About this Item
Title
- Richard James Briggs Collection
Names
- Dalton Council on Aging
- Jacobs, Sue
- Richard Nicholas
- Giftos, Peter C.
- Briggs, Richard James
- John W. Ostresh
Home State
- Massachusetts
Headings
- - Briggs, Richard James
- - 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: USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD 752)
- Location of Service: Sampson, New York; Brooklyn, New York; Bainbridge, Maryland; Norfolk, Virginia; Atlantic; Pacific; Leyte Gulf (Philippines); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); China; Korea
- Highest Rank: Pharmacist's Mate Second Class
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-11-02)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-11-02; 2005-11-02)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-11-02; 2005-11-02)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/37279
Cite as
- Richard James Briggs Collection (AFC/2001/001/37279), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Atlantic
- Bainbridge, Maryland
- Brooklyn, New York
- China
- Korea
- Leyte Gulf (Philippines)
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Pacific
- Sampson, New York