James Edward Blakely Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

James Edward Blakely

State of Birth:

AR

Home State:

NY

Gender

Male

Race

Black or African American

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1939-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS St. Louis (CL 49); USS Relief (AH 1); USS President Jackson (APA 18)

Location of Service

Norfolk, Virginia; Pearl Harbor; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Iwo Jima; Bougainville Island (Solomon Islands); Guam (Mariana Islands); Coral Sea; Marshall Islands; Gilbert Islands; Rendova; Lingayen Gulf; Luzon (Philippines)

Battles/Campaigns

Pearl Harbor, Marshall Islands, Gilbert Islands, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Coral Sea, Guam, Bougainville, Lingayen, Luzon

Highest Rank

Cook First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] --

Photograph: Digital print [6 items] -- Photograph

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [3 items] -- Photograph

Interviewer:

Nina Talbot

Contributor:

Nina Talbot

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Weeksville Heritage Center

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/91732

Subjects:

Blakely, James Edward

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

James Edward Blakely Collection
(AFC/2001/001/91732), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress