Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Jonathan Leff Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Maryland (BB 46); USS West Virginia (BB 48); USS Oregon City (CA 122); USS Washington
- Location of Service: Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Peleliu Island (Palau); Annapolis, Maryland; San Diego, California; Monterey, California; Florida; Iowa; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Senior Grade
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/96841
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About this Item
Title
- Jonathan Leff Collection
Names
- Leff, Jonathan
- Dorriety, Greg
- U.S. House of Representatives/Bradley Byrne
- Bradley, Cheryl
Home State
- Alabama
Headings
- - Leff, Jonathan
- - 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
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Maryland (BB 46); USS West Virginia (BB 48); USS Oregon City (CA 122); USS Washington
- Location of Service: Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Peleliu Island (Palau); Annapolis, Maryland; San Diego, California; Monterey, California; Florida; Iowa; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Senior Grade
- Dates of Service: 1939-1946
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a foreign volunteer in 1948-1949 with the Israeli naval service and served under Paul Nahman Shulman. The veteran was involved in the sinking of the Emir Farouk during Operation Yoav.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-04-05; 2011-04)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/96841
Cite as
- Jonathan Leff Collection (AFC/2001/001/96841), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Florida
- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Iowa
- Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands)
- Monterey, California
- Pacific Theater
- Peleliu Island (Palau)
- Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)
- San Diego, California
- Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands)