Louis Harold Erwin Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Louis Harold Erwin

State of Birth:

TN

Home State:

TN

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1946

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Indianapolis (CA 354)

Location of Service

Pacific Theater; Gilbert Islands; Marshall Islands; Mariana Islands; Western Caroline Islands; Iwo Jima; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Highest Rank

Coxswain

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [3 items] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

Michael Willie

Contributor:

Sarah Bowen

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/06006

Subjects:

Erwin, Louis Harold

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Louis Harold Erwin Collection
(AFC/2001/001/06006), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress