Joseph K. Leary Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Joseph K. Leary

State of Birth:

MD

Home State:

MD

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1946

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

Photographic Interpretation Squadron II (Interpron II)

Location of Service

College Park, Maryland; Virginia; Iowa; Glenview Air Base, Illinois; Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands);Guam (Mariana Islands); Pacific Theater

Highest Rank

Photographer's Mate First Class

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1950-1952

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Bryce Canyon (AD 36)

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Photograph: Original photographic print [48 items] -- Photographs

Manuscript: Clippings [4 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Correspondence [3 items] -- Handwritten document

Manuscript: Creative works [7 items] -- Handwritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Handwritten document

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Artifact: Artifact [4 items] -- Foreign currency

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files

Interviewer:

Chester Barton

Contributor:

Chester Barton

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

American Legion Post 174, (Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Post)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/15804

Subjects:

Leary, Joseph K.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Joseph K. Leary Collection
(AFC/2001/001/15804), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress