Wilfred E. Billey Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Wilfred E. Billey

State of Birth:

NM

Home State:

NM

Gender

Male

Race

American Indian and Alaskan Native

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

297th Platoon; Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division

Location of Service

Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Saipan, and Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Pacific Theater

Highest Rank

Corporal

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a Navajo Code Talker.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

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

Interviewer:

Bart Wilsey

Contributor:

Luke Renner

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Farmington Museum

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/51394

Subjects:

Billey, Wilfred E.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Wilfred E. Billey Collection
(AFC/2001/001/51394), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress