Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Vernon Jay Brown Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: C Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment
- Location of Service: California; New Caledonia; New Zealand; New Hebrides; Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Hawaii; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands)
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/72817
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About this Item
Title
- Vernon Jay Brown Collection
Names
- Brown, Vernon Jay
- Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Macomb
- Kaminski, Sylvia
- Siemaszko, Susan M.
- J. Paul Wilhelm
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Brown, Vernon Jay
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
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: C Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment
- Location of Service: California; New Caledonia; New Zealand; New Hebrides; Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Hawaii; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands)
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2009-09-14)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2009-09-14)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/72817
Cite as
- Vernon Jay Brown Collection (AFC/2001/001/72817), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- California
- Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands)
- Hawaii
- New Caledonia
- New Hebrides
- New Zealand
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)
- Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands)