Robert J. Powers Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1945-1948

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Wilson (DD 408); USS Hollister (DD 788)

Location of Service

Pacific Theater; Millington, Tennessee; Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands); Hawaii; China; Japan; Korea; Guam (Mariana Islands)

Highest Rank

Seaman First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Interviewer:

Scott Pulley

Contributor:

Laura Jolley

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Missouri Veterans History Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/86747

Subjects:

Powers, Robert J.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Robert J. Powers Collection
(AFC/2001/001/86747), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress