Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Frederick H. Abrahamsen Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Poseidon (ARL 12)
- Location of Service: Newport, Rhode Island; Naval Armory, Chicago, Illinois; Stillwater, Oklahoma; Navy Pier, Illinois; Norfolk, Virginia; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Highest Rank: Radio Technician First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/74134
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About this Item
Title
- Frederick H. Abrahamsen Collection
Names
- Abrahamsen, Frederick H.
- Abrahamsen, James
- Boy Scouts of America
Home State
- Virginia
Headings
- - Abrahamsen, Frederick H.
- - 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 Poseidon (ARL 12)
- Location of Service: Newport, Rhode Island; Naval Armory, Chicago, Illinois; Stillwater, Oklahoma; Navy Pier, Illinois; Norfolk, Virginia; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Highest Rank: Radio Technician First Class
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served in the Navy Reserve. Veteran served as a radar operator.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-09-12; 2010)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1996-06-24)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-09-12; 2010)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/74134
Cite as
- Frederick H. Abrahamsen Collection (AFC/2001/001/74134), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Naval Armory, Chicago, Illinois
- Navy Pier, Illinois
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Stillwater, Oklahoma