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Robert "Bert" Fleskes in Navy uniform [ca. 1945].

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Navy
  • Unit of Service: CASU-35 (Carrier Aircraft Service Unit); CASU-8 (Carrier Aircraft Service Unit); CASU-6 (Carrier Aircraft Service Unit); VT-1 (Torpedo Squadron)
  • Location of Service: Norman, Oklahoma; Bremerton, Washington; Seattle, Washington; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Pacific Theater
  • Highest Rank: Aviation Metalsmith First Class
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/94602

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[ Memoirs of Robert J. (Bert) Fleskes (1942 - 1945) ]

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[ Postcard addressed to "Camilla" and signed "Love, Bert" [8/20/1941] ]
[ Postcard addressed to Camilla and signed "Love, Bert" [8/27/1941] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [12/30/1941] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [4/12/1942] ]
[ Postcard addressed to Camilla and signed "Love, Bert" [5/10/1942] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [5/27/1942] ]

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[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [9/1/1942] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [9/13/1942] ]
[ Postcard addressed to Camilla and signed "Lots of Love, Bert" [12/21/1942] ]
[ Postcard addressed to Camilla and signed "Lots of Love, Bert" [12/3/1942] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [12/5/1942] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/7/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/9/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/10/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/11/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/12/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/13/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/14/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/15/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/16/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/17/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/18/1943] ]
[ Letter to Camilla from Bert [1/20/1943] ]
[ Censored letter to Camilla from Bert [3/11/1943] ]
[ Humorous Christmas postcard addressed to Camilla ]
[ Diary [May 1943 to July 1944] ]
[ Poem: "So Many Miles [n.d.] ]
[ Poem: "Four Leaf Clovers" [n.d.] ]
[ 3 1/4th x 2 1/2 inch wallet card with an illustration of a saluting sailor and the caption, "Men Make the Navy" ]
[ 3 1/4th x 2 1/2 inch gift card and note from Bert [n.d.] ]
[ 3 1/4th x 2 1/2 inch gift card and note from Bert [n.d.] ]
[ 3 1/4th x 2 1/2 inch card with note from Bert and caption "Aloha oe" [n.d.] ]

About this Item

Title

  • Robert John Fleskes Collection

Names

  • Fleskes, Robert John
  • Fisher, Susan M.

Home State

  • Oregon

Headings

  • -  Fleskes, Robert John
  • -  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

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Unit of Service: CASU-35 (Carrier Aircraft Service Unit); CASU-8 (Carrier Aircraft Service Unit); CASU-6 (Carrier Aircraft Service Unit); VT-1 (Torpedo Squadron)
    • Location of Service: Norman, Oklahoma; Bremerton, Washington; Seattle, Washington; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Pacific Theater
    • Highest Rank: Aviation Metalsmith First Class
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Diaries and journals [57 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1942-1945)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 2014-04-21)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2014-04-21; 2014-04-21)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2014-04-21)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Photograph (collected 1944)
  • Manuscript: Creative works [2 items] -- Handwritten document (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/94602

Cite as

  • Robert John Fleskes Collection (AFC/2001/001/94602), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

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Additional Metadata Formats

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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

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

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:

Fleskes, Robert John, and Susan M Fisher. Robert John Fleskes Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.94602/.

APA citation style:

Fleskes, R. J. & Fisher, S. M. (1942) Robert John Fleskes Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.94602/.

MLA citation style:

Fleskes, Robert John, and Susan M Fisher. Robert John Fleskes Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.94602/>.