Samuel B. Folsom Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Samuel B. Folsom

State of Birth:

MA

Home State:

NY

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1940-1958

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

VMF-121 (Marine Fighter Squadron); VMF(N)-533 (Marine Night Fighter Squadron)

Location of Service

Pacific Theater; Korea; Japan; Norway; United States; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands)

Battles/Campaigns

Guadalcanal, Okinawa, Enewetak, Chosin Reservoir

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran also served in the Navy.

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

John Lyon

Interviewer:

Colin Lyon

Contributor:

John Lyon

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/79380

Subjects:

Folsom, Samuel B.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Samuel B. Folsom Collection
(AFC/2001/001/79380), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress