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- Name:
- John V. Alvarado
- State of Birth:
- TX
- Home State:
- TX
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- Hispanic
- War or Conflict
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1944-1945
- Entrance into Service
- Enlisted
- Branch of Service
- Navy
- Unit of Service
- USS LST 820 (Landing Ship Tank)
- Location of Service
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Mariana Islands; Pacific Theater
- Battles/Campaigns
- Okinawa
- Highest Rank
- Radio Technician Second Class
- Prisoner of War
- No
- Service History Note
- The veteran served in an amphibious unit as a radio operator for landing troops.
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- Type of Resource:
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Interviewer:
-
Abbas Kathiria
- Contributor:
-
Tyler Archer
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
-
San Antonio College
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/67973
- Subjects:
- Alvarado, John V.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- United States. Navy.
- Cite as:
- John V. Alvarado Collection
(AFC/2001/001/67973), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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