Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Leedell Wallace Neyland Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Salinas (AO 19); USS Hogan (DD 178); USS Broadbill (AM 58); Commander Mine Squadron 7 (COMINRON SEVEN)
- Location of Service: Norfolk, Virginia; North Africa; Normandy, France; Italy; Cavalaire-sur-Mer, France; Atlantic Ocean; English Channel; San Diego, California
- Highest Rank: Steward First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/88822
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About this Item
Title
- Leedell Wallace Neyland Collection
Names
- Waterhouse, Aletta
- SCA-TV
- Anthony Calabro
- McCarthy, Stephen F.
- Neyland, Leedell Wallace
Home State
- Nevada
Headings
- - Neyland, Leedell Wallace
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Black or African American
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Salinas (AO 19); USS Hogan (DD 178); USS Broadbill (AM 58); Commander Mine Squadron 7 (COMINRON SEVEN)
- Location of Service: Norfolk, Virginia; North Africa; Normandy, France; Italy; Cavalaire-sur-Mer, France; Atlantic Ocean; English Channel; San Diego, California
- Highest Rank: Steward First Class
- Dates of Service: 1941-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as an officers' steward.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-03-07; 2012)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2012-03-07; 2016-05-04)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/88822
Cite as
- Leedell Wallace Neyland Collection (AFC/2001/001/88822), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Atlantic Ocean
- Cavalaire-Sur-Mer, France
- English Channel
- Italy
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Normandy, France
- North Africa
- San Diego, California
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- Commander Mine Squadron 7 (Cominron Seven)
- USS Broadbill (Am 58)
- USS Hogan (Dd 178)
- USS Salinas (Ao 19)