Personal Narrative 3D Object Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing William Andrew Kerr Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: 1st Separate Battalion; 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Oakland, California; Bremerton, Washington; Cavite, Bataan (Philippines); Corregidor Island (Philippines); Caballo Island, Bilibid Prison (Manila), Palawan (Philippines); Cabanatuan (Philippines); Moji, Osaka, Naru and Toyama, Japan; Formosa (Taiwan)
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/42395
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About this Item
Title
- William Andrew Kerr Collection
Names
- Gift, Gary R.
- VA Medical Center, Prescott, Arizona
- Fine, Sally
- Kerr, William Andrew
Home State
- Arizona
Headings
- - Kerr, William Andrew
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
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: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: 1st Separate Battalion; 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Oakland, California; Bremerton, Washington; Cavite, Bataan (Philippines); Corregidor Island (Philippines); Caballo Island, Bilibid Prison (Manila), Palawan (Philippines); Cabanatuan (Philippines); Moji, Osaka, Naru and Toyama, Japan; Formosa (Taiwan)
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1939-1946
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was a prisoner of war (POW) in the Philippines and Japan.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-12-12; 2009-01-12)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-12-12)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1952-02-15)
- Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 1941-1945)
- Artifact: Artifact photocopy [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [13 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/42395
Cite as
- William Andrew Kerr Collection (AFC/2001/001/42395), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Bremerton, Washington
- Caballo Island, Bilibid Prison (Manila), Palawan (Philippines)
- Cabanatuan (Philippines)
- Cavite, Bataan (Philippines)
- Corregidor Island (Philippines)
- Formosa (Taiwan)
- Moji, Osaka, Naru and Toyama, Japan
- Oakland, California
- San Diego, California