Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Douglas Graham Borden 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 Wasp; USS Bunker Hill; USS Intrepid; USS Valley Forge
- Location of Service: Pennsylvania; Virginia; Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Pensacola, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; Illinois; Atlantic Ocean; Rochester and Niagara Falls, New York; Knoxville, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; Los Alamitos, California; Dallas, Texas
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Commander
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/42922
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About this Item
Title
- Douglas Graham Borden Collection
Names
- Minchella, Cheryl A.
- Preferred Care
- Borden, Douglas Graham
- Mook, Dan G.
Home State
- New York (State)
Headings
- - Borden, Douglas Graham
- - 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
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Wasp; USS Bunker Hill; USS Intrepid; USS Valley Forge
- Location of Service: Pennsylvania; Virginia; Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Pensacola, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; Illinois; Atlantic Ocean; Rochester and Niagara Falls, New York; Knoxville, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; Los Alamitos, California; Dallas, Texas
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Commander
- Dates of Service: 1942-1981
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran enlisted in the Naval Reserves as an Aviation Cadet on 8/24/42. He then served on active duty during WWII from 12/15/42 to 12/7/45. Veteran served in the reserves from 1945-1965, then retired as a Lieutenant Commander 10/1/1981.
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-07-19)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Clippings [12 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1985-1998)
- Photograph: Digital print [3 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/42922
Cite as
- Douglas Graham Borden Collection (AFC/2001/001/42922), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Atlantic Ocean
- Dallas, Texas
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Los Alamitos, California
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Pennsylvania
- Pensacola, Florida
- Rochester and Niagara Falls, New York
- Virginia