Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Charles A. Bevilacqua Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: 4th Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB); 71st NMCB; 1st NMCB; 7th NMCB; 103rd Naval Communications Board (NCB); 411th Construction Battalion Unit (CBU); Bureau of Yards and Docks (BUDOCKS)
- Location of Service: Guam (Mariana Islands); Inchon, Korea; Antarctica; British West Indies; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Scotland; Davisville, Rhode Island; Chu Lai and Da Nang, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer 4
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/67531
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About this Item
Title
- Charles A. Bevilacqua Collection
Names
- Bevilacqua, Charles A.
- McDowell, Ivonne C.
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Public & Intergovernmental Affairs
- Benson, James R.
Home State
- New Hampshire
Headings
- - Bevilacqua, Charles A.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
Form
- MiniDV
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: 4th Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB); 71st NMCB; 1st NMCB; 7th NMCB; 103rd Naval Communications Board (NCB); 411th Construction Battalion Unit (CBU); Bureau of Yards and Docks (BUDOCKS)
- Location of Service: Guam (Mariana Islands); Inchon, Korea; Antarctica; British West Indies; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Scotland; Davisville, Rhode Island
- Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer 4
- Dates of Service: 1948-1978
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as Chief Builder to build the first buildings at McMurdo and South Pole Stations from 1955-1957. Veteran was also the first Master Chief of the Seabees.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Location of Service: Chu Lai and Da Nang, Vietnam
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-08-21)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/67531
Cite as
- Charles A. Bevilacqua Collection (AFC/2001/001/67531), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Antarctica
- British West Indies
- Chu Lai and Da Nang, Vietnam
- Davisville, Rhode Island
- Guam (Mariana Islands)
- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Inchon, Korea
- Scotland
Service Unit
- 103rd Naval Communications Board (Ncb)
- 1st Nmcb
- 411th Construction Battalion Unit (Cbu)
- 4th Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (Nmcb)
- 71st Nmcb
- 7th Nmcb
- Bureau of Yards and Docks (Budocks)