James Harding Stancil Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

James Harding Stancil

State of Birth:

NC

Home State:

TN

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Merchant Marine

Unit of Service

SS Joseph Conrad; SS Roger B. Taney; SS John A. Dix; SS Frederick Remington

Location of Service

St. Petersburg, Florida; Sheepshead Bay, New York; Atlantic Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Mediterranean Sea; Indian Ocean; Baltic Sea; European Theater

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Junior Grade

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [23 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [8 items] --

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [5 items] -- Portrait

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

Interviewer:

Michael Willie

Contributor:

Sarah Bowen

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/26535

Subjects:

Stancil, James Harding

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Merchant Marine.

Cite as:

James Harding Stancil Collection
(AFC/2001/001/26535), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress