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Donald Campbell [2003]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Navy
  • Unit of Service: Submarine Service
  • Highest Rank: Torpedoman's Mate Second Class
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/17495

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"The Russians always said they had nothing to do with the Korean War and that was a total, blatant lie." (Video Interview, 26:45)

A farm boy from small-town Nebraska, Donald Campbell was admittedly looking for a little adventure in 1948 when he joined the Navy out of high school. Although he never set foot on the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War, Campbell and his mates aboard two submarines (Bugara and Pomodon) did their own parts by patrolling the waters between Japan and Korea and between Siberia and North Korea. They saw evidence of Soviet ships supplying the North Korean war effort. They also escaped serious harm when their anchor chain broke during a storm and they drifted into rocks which severely damaged the boat.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Donald L. Campbell Collection

Names

  • Campbell, Donald L.
  • Regional Technical Institute/Daughters of the American Revolution, Reno
  • Gross, Susan
  • Lura Sexton
  • Tanner, Robin

Home State

  • Nevada

Headings

  • -  Campbell, Donald L.
  • -  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

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Unit of Service: Submarine Service
    • Highest Rank: Torpedoman's Mate Second Class
    • Dates of Service: 1948-1952
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2003-11-13; 2003-11-13)
  • Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-11-13)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/17495

Cite as

  • Donald L. Campbell Collection (AFC/2001/001/17495), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Campbell, Donald L, Reno Regional Technical Institute/Daughters Of The American Revolution, Susan Gross, Lura Sexton, and Robin Tanner. Donald L. Campbell Collection. 1948. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.17495/.

APA citation style:

Campbell, D. L., Regional Technical Institute/Daughters Of The American Revolution, R., Gross, S., Lura Sexton & Tanner, R. (1948) Donald L. Campbell Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.17495/.

MLA citation style:

Campbell, Donald L, et al. Donald L. Campbell Collection. 1948. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.17495/>.