Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Elmer G. Clayton Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Oakland
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Marshall Islands; Bismarck Archipelago; New Guinea; Hollandia (New Guinea); Mariana Islands; Caroline Islands; Leyte Island and Luzon (Philippines)
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/79412
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About this Item
Title
- Elmer G. Clayton Collection
Names
- Shimko, John E.
- VA Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
- Clayton, Elmer G.
- Furneaux, David
Home State
- Iowa
Headings
- - Clayton, Elmer G.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- 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 Oakland
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Marshall Islands; Bismarck Archipelago; New Guinea; Hollandia (New Guinea); Mariana Islands; Caroline Islands; Leyte Island and Luzon (Philippines)
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer First Class
- Dates of Service: 1941-1945
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-07-06)
- Photograph: Digital print [2 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/79412
Cite as
- Elmer G. Clayton Collection (AFC/2001/001/79412), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Bismarck Archipelago
- Caroline Islands
- Great Lakes, Illinois
- Hollandia (New Guinea)
- Leyte Island and Luzon (Philippines)
- Mariana Islands
- Marshall Islands
- New Guinea