Wesley S. Bessell Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Wesley S. Bessell

State of Birth:

NY

Home State:

NC

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1941-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Merchant Marine

Unit of Service

SS West Hardaway; SS J.W. McAndrews; SS Cristobal; SS Atlanta City; SS Zane Grey; SS Gutzon Borglum; SS Edward Rutledge

Location of Service

Caribbean; Mediterranean; Atlantic; Pacific; New London, Connecticut

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Commander

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [1 item] -- Photograph

Interviewer:

Matthew Bessell

Contributor:

Matthew Bessell

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/77342

Subjects:

Bessell, Wesley S.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Merchant Marine.

Cite as:

Wesley S. Bessell Collection
(AFC/2001/001/77342), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress