Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Joseph Alexander Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Flotilla 12; Flotilla 19; USS LCT 856 (Landing Craft Tank); USS LCT 1166; USS LCI(G) 346 (Landing Craft Infantry Gunboat)
- Location of Service: European Theater
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/85861
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About this Item
Title
- Joseph Alexander Collection
Names
- Robert Joseph Martin Gerdisch
- Park Tudor School
- Alexander, Joseph
- Huang, Caroline
- Sturgill, Melissa Paige
Home State
- Florida
Headings
- - Alexander, Joseph
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Flotilla 12; Flotilla 19; USS LCT 856 (Landing Craft Tank); USS LCT 1166; USS LCI(G) 346 (Landing Craft Infantry Gunboat)
- Location of Service: European Theater
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also served in the Navy Reserves.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-09-29)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2011-09-29)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/85861
Cite as
- Joseph Alexander Collection (AFC/2001/001/85861), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- Flotilla 12
- Flotilla 19
- USS Lci(G) 346 (Landing Craft Infantry Gunboat)
- USS Lct 1166
- USS Lct 856 (Landing Craft Tank)