Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Homer Bryan Allen, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Kearney (DD 432); USS Rowe (DD 564)
- Location of Service: Brazil; Pacific; Atlantic; European Theater; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); North Africa; Port Lyautey, Morocco
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Senior Grade
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/67971
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About this Item
Title
- Homer Bryan Allen, Jr. Collection
Names
- Archer, Tyler
- Willingham, Nathan Allen
- Allen Jr., Homer Bryan
- San Antonio College
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Allen Jr., Homer Bryan
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Kearney (DD 432); USS Rowe (DD 564)
- Location of Service: Brazil; Pacific; Atlantic; European Theater; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); North Africa; Port Lyautey, Morocco
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Senior Grade
- Dates of Service: 1939-1945
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a gunnery officer on a destroyer and witnessed the Japanese surrender ceremony.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2009-02-14; 2009-03-15)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2009)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/67971
Cite as
- Homer Bryan Allen, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/67971), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Atlantic
- Brazil
- European Theater
- North Africa
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Pacific
- Port Lyautey, Morocco