Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Robert D. Cromwell Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: ACORN 14 (Aviation Construction Ordnance Repair Navy); Aviation Troop Command 3011
- Location of Service: Fort Schuyler, New York; Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts; Pontiac, Michigan; Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii; Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia; Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island; Washington, DC; Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Ulithi (Caroline Islands)
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Commander
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/79300
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About this Item
Title
- Robert D. Cromwell Collection
Names
- Dake, Marcia A.
- Cromwell, Robert D.
- Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. (WIMSA)
- Reborchuk, Margaret
Home State
- Virginia
Headings
- - Cromwell, Robert D.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
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: ACORN 14 (Aviation Construction Ordnance Repair Navy); Aviation Troop Command 3011
- Location of Service: Fort Schuyler, New York; Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts; Pontiac, Michigan; Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii; Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia; Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island; Washington, DC; Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Ulithi (Caroline Islands)
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Commander
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran 's service duties included ordnance storage, air operations, and graves registration.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-07-07)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/79300
Cite as
- Robert D. Cromwell Collection (AFC/2001/001/79300), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii
- Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts
- Fort Schuyler, New York
- Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island
- Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia
- Pontiac, Michigan
- Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands)
- Ulithi (Caroline Islands)
- Washington, DC