Irwin Robinson Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Irwin Robinson

State of Birth:

NY

Home State:

CA

Note

Veteran's biographical form lists race/ethnicity as Jewish.

Gender

Male

Race

Other

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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

Coast Guard

Unit of Service

USCGC Bibb (WPG 31)

Location of Service

New York; Sandy Hook, Connecticut; New London, Connecticut; Bizerte, Tunisia; Palermo, Italy; Atlantic Ocean; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Pacific Theater; European Theater

Highest Rank

Pharmacist's Mate Second Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Clippings [3 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document

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

Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph

Photograph: Digital print [18 items] -- Photograph

Interviewer:

Becky James

Contributor:

Vance Davis

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center & Nursing Home, Sepulveda, California

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/60621

Subjects:

Robinson, Irwin

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Coast Guard.

Cite as:

Irwin Robinson Collection
(AFC/2001/001/60621), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress